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whomever

/huˈmɛvɝ/ pron

Whatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).

Word Origin A compound of 'whom' (the object form of 'who') and 'ever' — so 'whomever' means 'any person whom.' The 'whom' part comes from Old English hwām, the dative case of hwā, and 'ever' from ǣfre 'at any time.' The same pieces give us 'whoever' (subject form) and 'whatever.' The -ever suffix adds the sense of 'any.'

pron Whatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).

Give this package to whomever answers the door.

(代词) 无论何人；任何人

把这个包裹交给任何应门的人。

(pronombre) a quienquiera que; a quien sea que; a cualquiera que [Cualquier persona o personas (como complemento de verbo o preposición).]

Entrega este paquete a quienquiera que abra la puerta.

(pronom) quiconque; n'importe qui; qui que ce soit qui; à qui que ce soit [Toute personne qui, employée comme complément d'objet direct ou indirect.]

Remets ce colis à **quiconque** ouvrira la porte.

(Pronomen) wem auch immer; wen auch immer [Jede beliebige Person oder alle Personen (als Objekt eines Verbs oder einer Präposition).]

Gib dieses Paket **whomever** öffnet.

(代名詞) 誰でも（動詞や前置詞の目的語として）。誰であっても。

この包みは、ドアを開けた**人**に渡してください。

(pronome) quem quer que; a quem quer que; qualquer pessoa que [Qualquer pessoa ou pessoas (como objeto de verbo ou preposição).]

Entregue este pacote a quem quer que abra a porta.

Synonyms: whoever any person whichever person Antonyms: no one nobody
Word parts: whom + ever

Related words

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