whomever

[ hoom-ev-er ]

/ humˈɛv ər /

pronoun

the objective case of whoever: She questioned whomever she met. Whomever she spoke to, she was invariably polite.

Words nearby whomever

wholesome, wholetime, wholism, wholly, whom, whomever, whomp, whomso, whomsoever, whoof, whoop

Origin of whomever

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at whom, ever

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH whomever

whoever whomever

Definition for whomever (2 of 2)

whoever

[ hoo-ev-er ]

/ huˈɛv ər /

pronoun; possessive whos·ev·er; objective whom·ev·er.

whatever person; anyone that: Whoever did it should be proud. Ask whoever is there. Tell it to whomever you like.

no matter who: I won't do it, whoever asks.

who? what person? (used to express astonishment, disbelief, disdain, etc.): Whoever is that? Whoever told you such a thing?

Origin of whoever

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at who, ever

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH whoever

whoever whomever

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And my partner of the moment - whomever I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.
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It is, of course, proper to give your personal representative a letter of introduction to whomever you send him.
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It was not part of his program 324 to let whomever he might meet know that he himself had been concerned in the wreck.
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"Thy mortal eyes saw nothing, for the deity becomes invisible to whomever it wishes," said Nero.
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In such sentences, care should be taken to use whoever and whomever correctly.
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Show this to whomever you please, but do not publish it in the paper.
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British Dictionary definitions for whomever (1 of 2)

whomever

/ (huːmˈɛvə) /

pronoun

the objective form of whoeverI'll hire whomever I can find

British Dictionary definitions for whomever (2 of 2)

whoever

/ (huːˈɛvə) /

pronoun

any person who; anyone thatwhoever wants it can have it

no matter whoI'll come round tomorrow, whoever may be here

an intensive form of who, used in questionswhoever could have thought that?

informal an unknown or unspecified persongive those to John, or Cathy, or whoever

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