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Meaning of "whomever" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHOMEVER

whomever  [huːmˈɛvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHOMEVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whomever is a pronoun.
The pronoun is a word that replaces other terms that designate people or things at any given moment.

WHAT DOES WHOMEVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Who (pronoun)

The pronoun who, in English, is an interrogative pronoun and a relative pronoun, used chiefly to refer to humans. Its derived forms include whom, an objective form the use of which is now generally confined to formal English; the possessive form whose; and the emphatic form whoever (also whosoever and whom(so)ever; see also -ever).

Definition of whomever in the English dictionary

The definition of whomever in the dictionary is the objective form of whoever.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHOMEVER


ever
ˈɛvə
however
haʊˈɛvə
howsoever
ˌhaʊsəʊˈɛvə
howsomever
ˌhaʊsəmˈɛvə
soever
səʊˈɛvə
whatever
wɒtˈɛvə
whatsoever
ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə
whatsomever
ˌwɒtsəmˈɛvə
whenever
wɛnˈɛvə
whensoever
ˌwɛnsəʊˈɛvə
wheresoever
ˌwɛəsəʊˈɛvə
wherever
wɛərˈɛvə
whichever
wɪtʃˈɛvə
whichsoever
ˌwɪtʃsəʊˈɛvə
whithersoever
ˌwɪðəsəʊˈɛvə
whoever
huːˈɛvə
whomsoever
ˌhuːmsəʊˈɛvə
whosesoever
ˌhuːzsəʊˈɛvə
whosoever
ˌhuːsəʊˈɛvə
whyever
waɪˈɛvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHOMEVER

wholesaling
wholesome
wholesomely
wholesomeness
wholestitch
wholism
wholistic
wholly
wholly-owned subsidiary
whom
whomp
whomp up
whomping
whomso
whomsoever
whoonga
whoop
whoop it up
whoopee
whoopee cushion

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHOMEVER

achiever
believer
cantilever
clever
east coast fever
fever
first ever
for ever
forever
golden retriever
Labrador retriever
lever
live-forever
never
never-never
Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever
reliever
retriever
sever
spotted fever

Synonyms and antonyms of whomever in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whomever» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHOMEVER

Find out the translation of whomever to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whomever from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whomever» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

任何人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quien
570 millions of speakers

English

whomever
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जिसे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لمن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кого
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যাকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quiconque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Siapa sahaja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wen auch immer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誰と
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

누구에게나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sapa wae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất cứ ai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நபர்களுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोणास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kişiye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiunque
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kogokolwiek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кого
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όποιον
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vem
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whomever

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHOMEVER»

The term «whomever» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHOMEVER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whomever

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10 QUOTES WITH «WHOMEVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word whomever.
1
Jyoti Amge
I don't let everyone pick me up. I only let myself be picked up by whomever I want to be picked up by.
2
Susanne Bier
I have this almost obsessive desire to whomever is close to me: I want to have a very intense, close, intimate relationship with them.
3
LeVar Burton
And it's here and it's ready and we can really revolutionize the way we educate our children with tablet computers, and I'm committed to doing whatever I can to speaking to whomever I can to send this signal - to pound this message home. Now is the time.
4
Julian Castro
When it comes to letting people marry whomever they love, Mitt Romney says, 'No.'
5
Famke Janssen
Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.
6
Candace Kita
In my humble opinion, preserving racial purity isn't a worthwhile goal. You should be able to date whomever, whenever, wherever without the threat of a backlash.
7
Kurt Loder
Whomever you're going to interview, you have to be interested in what it is you want to know from them. You have to be interested in the subject.
8
Melissa McBride
The only way to move forward is to be able to trust whomever you're with 100 percent.
9
Aaron Patzer
Tell your idea to whomever will listen, and you'll get valuable market feedback before writing a single line of code.
10
Frank Rich
In that sense, when a Bush or a Gore, or whomever, goes on David Letterman, that's the news, too.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHOMEVER»

Discover the use of whomever in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whomever and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Letters to Whomever: A Sequel to the Book of Finch
"Letters to Whomever" is the sequel to "The Book of Finch" that occurs in the weeks after the publication of the original book.
Kris Attfield, 2012
2
Whomever He Wills
A defense of the biblical affirmation of God's sovereign choice in salvation.
Matthew Michael Barrett, Thomas J. Nettles, 2012
3
The Handbook of Good English
Whomever can function as the object of verbs in two clauses, as in / will invite whomever you choose, or as the subject of a verb and the object of a preposition, as in Whomever we send invitations to is sure to come and For whoever draws the ...
Edward Johnson, 1991
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The Columbia Guide to Standard American English
(rarely whodunnit), meaning "a detective or mystery narrative," is now Standard except in the highest Oratorical and Formal contexts. who else's See ELSE. whoever, whomever (prons.) The case of these pronouns is distributed just the way it is ...
Kenneth G. Wilson, 1993
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Barron's GED Writing Workbook
She will give the job to whomever her boss recommends. Whomever her boss recommends is the object of the preposition to. It answers the question to whom or what? In the clause, her boss is the subject, recommends is the verb, and ...
Katherine S. Hogan, 2004
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Business English: Being a First Unit of a Course in Business ...
In the following sentences, selecting who, whom, whoever, or whomever first requires isolating the clause within which the pronoun appears. Then, within the clause, determine whether a nominative-case (who, whoever) or objective-case ...
George Burton, George Burton Hotchkiss, Business Training Corporation, 2011
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English Language Super Review
This book will go to (whoever, whomever) lost it. The club is entitled to choose ( whoever, whomever) it wants for president. Give the job to (whomever, whoever) the hiring committee recommends. Each year the chancellor's award is given to ...
Research & Education Association Editors, The Editors of REA, 2012
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Business English
Work/i feet 2 In the following sentences, selecting who, whom, whoever, or whomever first requires isolating the clause within which the pronoun appears. Then, within the clause, determine whether a nominative-case (who, whoever) or  ...
Mary Ellen Guffey, Carolyn Seefer, 2013
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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use ...
Whomever To determine whetherto use whoever or whomever,the he/him rule in the previous section applies: he = whoever him = whomever Rule1. Thepresenceofwhoever or whomeverindicatesadependent clause. Usewhoeverorwhomever ...
Jane Straus, Lester Kaufman, Tom Stern, 2014
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英语常见问题解答大词典: pu ji ben
pu ji ben 赵振才. 1. Whoever told you that was lying. (a) £#&tt&tt*,tttt£it«. ( Anybody that...) (b) Х^ОШФ^ЙШт-ЛЙЙШИЕ. (The person who. . . ) 2. Whoever said that made a'big mistake. (a). « (b). ЙА. W. whoever. whomever. 1Й1 They always ...
赵振才, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHOMEVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whomever is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Word, Please: There can be trouble with whomever and I
Take “whomever.” This pronoun and its cousin “whom” are required only in formal contexts. You can never go wrong by replacing them with the less formal ... «Glendale News Press, Jun 15»
2
'Let's celebrate the next generation of Irish people who can marry …
'Let's celebrate the next generation of Irish people who can marry whomever they love'. Friday, May 29, 2015. by Donnachadh McCarthy. Writing through tears of ... «Irish Examiner, May 15»
3
Horry County police looking for whomever injured pit bull in Myrtle …
Myrtle Beach (WBTW) – Horry County Police are looking for the person or people responsible for going into someone's yard and injuring a pit bull last week. «WBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SC, May 15»
4
Congress Won't Let Obama Negotiate With Iran, Is Fine With Him …
... with limiting the president's authority to conduct diplomacy than they are with his ability to wage war against whomever he wants, for however long he wants. «Slate Magazine, May 15»
5
Kyerematen Has A Right To Back Whomever He Chooses, But...
And so it goes without saying that Mr. Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has an inalienable right to back whomever he wants in the lead-up to Election 2016 (See ... «GhanaWeb, Apr 15»
6
Versatility a likely attribute of whomever Texans pick first
Wake Forest cornerback Kevin Johnson may see his stock improve so much that he will be gone when the Texans pick at No. 16 tonight, but they would have to ... «Houston Chronicle, Apr 15»
7
Alan Jones on Q&A: 'It's incumbent on us all to support the PM …
Alan Jones on Q&A: 'It's incumbent on us all to support the PM, whomever the PM might be'. TV and Radio. Date: February 10, 2015. (1); Comments 194 «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 15»
8
Reader: Start Your Own Lesbian Funeral Home That Will Bury …
What makes America so great is the fact that you can start your own lesbian funeral home that buries whomever you'd please. seerclearly writes:. «Westword, Jan 15»
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Cyn Santana: I Hope Erica Finds Happiness With Whomever -- Male …
Cyn Santana and Peter Gunz have established a weird bond since last season of "Love & Hip-Hop New York" wrapped and, oddly, the connection isn't ... «Madame Noire, Dec 14»
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Review into Mairia Cahill rape case will interview 'whomever is …
AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW into the handling of Mairia Cahill's rape case has been launched promising a “robust review” of how the allegations were ... «thejournal.ie, Dec 14»

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