such

[suhch] /sʌtʃ/

adjective

of the kind, character, degree, extent, etc., of that or those indicated or implied:

Such a man is dangerous.

of that particular kind or character:

The food, such as it was, was plentiful.

like or similar:

tea, coffee, and such commodities.

(used with omission of an indication of comparison) of so extreme a kind; so great, good, bad, etc.:

He is such a liar.

being as stated or indicated:

Such is the case.

being the person or thing or the persons or things indicated:

If any member be behind in his dues, such member shall be suspended.

definite but not specified; such and such:

Allow such an amount for food and such an amount for rent.

adverb

so; very; to such a degree:

such pleasant people.

in such a way or manner.

pronoun

10.

such a person or thing or such persons or things:

kings, princes, and such.

11.

someone or something indicated or exemplified:

He claims to be a friend but is not such.

Idioms

12.

as such. as¹ (def 30).

13.

such as,

of the kind specified:
A plan such as you propose will never succeed.
for example:
He considers quiet pastimes, such as reading and chess, a bore.

Origin

before 900; Middle English such, swulch, suilch, Old English swilc, swelc < Germanic *swa so¹ + *līko- like¹; cognate with German solch, Old Norse slīkr, Gothic swaleiks

Examples from the web for such

Even when majors are looked at by groups, such as business or health, there is variation in pay depending on the specific major.
First open an account with a specific goal, such as funding a vacation.
They also argued that such immunity is intended to shield individual officials, and not governing boards, from liability.
Economists argue that such small-scale graft does great damage.
No other place promises such easy and overwhelming immersion in the wild world.
Firms with excess computing capacity, such as data centres, put it up for sale.
The loss of such cars saddened enthusiasts, but rarely has a vehicle's demise occasioned an actual funeral.
It is only the second report of such a speedy change in geomagnetic direction.
such projects would also be vulnerable to political manipulation.
They won't, it is simply too expensive, for any one company to handle the projects such as the grid.

British Dictionary definitions for such

such

/sʌtʃ/

determiner often foll by a corresponding subordinate clause introduced by that or as

of the sort specified or understood: such books shouldn't be sold here
(as pronoun): such is life, robbers, rapists, and such

so great; so much: such a help, I've never seen such weeping

as such

in the capacity previously specified or understood: a judge as such hasn't so much power
in itself or themselves: intelligence as such can't guarantee success

such and such, specific, but not known or named: at such and such a time

such as

for example: animals, such as elephants and tigers
of a similar kind as; like: people such as your friend John make me angry
of the (usually small) amount, etc: the food, such as there was, was excellent

such that, so that: used to express purpose or result: power such that it was effortless

adverb

(intensifier): such nice people, such a nice person that I gave him a present

Word Origin

Old English swilc; related to Old Frisian sālik, Old Norse slīkr, Gothic swaleiks, Old High German sulih

Word Origin and History for such

adj.

Old English swylc, swilc from a Proto-Germanic compound *swalikaz "so formed" (cf. Old Saxon sulik, Old Norse slikr, Old Frisian selik, Middle Dutch selc, Dutch zulk, Old High German sulih, German solch, Gothic swaleiks), from swa "so" (see so) + *likan "form," source of Old English gelic "similar" (see like). Colloquial suchlike (early 15c.) is pleonastic.