whichever

American  

[wich-ev-er, hwich-] / wɪtʃˈɛv ər, ʰwɪtʃ- /

pronoun

1. any one that.

   Take whichever you like.

2. no matter which.

   Whichever you choose, the others will be offended.

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adjective

1. no matter which.

   whichever day;

   whichever ones you choose.

whichever British  

/ wɪtʃˈɛvə /

determiner

1. 1. any (one, two, etc, out of several)

      take whichever car you like

   2. ( as pronoun )

      choose whichever appeals to you

2. 1. no matter which (one or ones)

      whichever card you pick you'll still be making a mistake

   2. ( as pronoun )

      it won't make any difference, whichever comes first

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Etymology

Origin of whichever

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; which, ever

Example Sentences

Dow Jones Market Data looked at multiple retail stocks and their historical average performances for the week after Black Friday going back to 2000, or the year they started trading, whichever came first.

From Barron's

But this must continue for at least 5 years or until you’ve reached age 59½, whichever is longer and, therefore, it’s highly restrictive.

From MarketWatch

The winner would be whichever player managed to knock the head off the other player’s robot.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whichever perspective one brings, the emergence of Robinson and his supporters is clearly dividing Christians, and there is no easy answer for how the Church can approach it while remaining true to its deeply held value of tolerance.

From BBC

Whichever way you cut it though, it could come to define this Ashes series.

From BBC

Related Words

• that
• whatever