whomever
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pronoun, possessive whos·ev·er; objective whom·ev·er.
1.
whatever person; anyone that: Whoever did it should be proud. Ask whoever is there. Tell it to whomever you like.
2.
no matter who: I won't do it, whoever asks.
3.
who? what person? (used to express astonishment, disbelief, disdain, etc.): Whoever is that? Whoever told you such a thing?
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| —pron | |
| 1. | any person who; anyone that: whoever wants it can have it |
| 2. | no matter who: I'll come round tomorrow, whoever may be here |
| 3. | an intensive form of who, used in questions: whoever could have thought that? |
| 4. | informal an unknown or unspecified person: give those to John, or Cathy, or whoever |
| whomever (huːmˈɛvə) | |
| —pron | |
| the objective form of whoever: I'll hire whomever I can find | |
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Word Origin & History
whoever
late O.E. hwa efre.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences from the web
Undisputed usage give it to whomever you choose to give it to.
Disputed usage give it to whomever you think should have it.
Regardless to whomever acted upon or performed against, is still injustice.
We shower our mercy upon whomever we will, and we never fail to recompense the righteous.
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