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.

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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

Words nearby whomever

whole-wheat, wholism, who'll, wholly, whom, whomever, whomp, whomso, whomsoever, whoof, whoop

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Which is to say, legally speaking, an individual can share their test results with whomever they choose.
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The only thing these “tests” reveal is a window into the foolish psyche of whomever applies them.
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He added, “We will go to whomever we can partner with to deal with the immediate threat.”
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On Mondays and Thursdays, meals are served at 5pm to whomever comes—no questions asked.
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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.
Etiquette|Emily Post
It was not part of his program 324 to let whomever he might meet know that he himself had been concerned in the wreck.
The Girl and The Bill|Bannister Merwin
"Thy mortal eyes saw nothing, for the deity becomes invisible to whomever it wishes," said Nero.
Quo Vadis|Henryk Sienkiewicz
In such sentences, care should be taken to use whoever and whomever correctly.
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge
Show this to whomever you please, but do not publish it in the paper.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Five|Abraham Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for whomever

whomever

/ (huːmˈɛvə) /

pronoun

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

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