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Whoever: meaning, definitions and examples

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whoever

 

[ huหหˆษ›vษ™r ]

Pronoun
Context #1 | Pronoun

indefinite pronoun

Used to emphasize a lack of restriction in referring to any person or people, no matter who. It is often used for emphasis or to express surprise.

Examples of usage

  • Whoever is responsible for this mess needs to clean it up.
  • You can invite whoever you like to the party.
  • Whoever would do such a thing?
  • Whoever said that is mistaken.
  • I will support whoever wins the election.

Translations

Translations of the word "whoever" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น quem quer que seja

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคœเฅ‹ เค•เฅ‹เคˆ เคญเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช wer auch immer

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ siapa pun

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั…ั‚ะพ ะฑ ะฝะต

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ktokolwiek

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่ชฐใงใ‚‚

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท quiconque

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ quienquiera

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท her kimse

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ˆ„๊ตฌ๋“ ์ง€

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ู† ูƒุงู†

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kdokoli

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ktokoฤพvek

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ— ่ฎบ่ฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ kdorkoli

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hver sem er

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบั–ะผ ะฑะพะปัะฐ ะดะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒช แƒแƒ  แƒฃแƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒ˜แƒงแƒแƒก

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kim olursa olsun

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ quienquiera

Etymology

The word 'whoever' is a combination of 'who' and 'ever', and it has been used in English since the Middle Ages. It is derived from Old English 'hwa' (who) and 'รฆfre' (ever). The use of 'whoever' as an indefinite pronoun to refer to any person or people without restriction has been common in English for centuries.

See also: who, whodunit, whose.

Word Frequency Rank

Position #7,826 indicates this is an advanced-level word. While not essential for basic communication, it will enhance your ability to understand and create more nuanced content.