whomever en · PRON
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English whomever; equivalent to whom + -ever.
Meanings
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(formal) Whatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).
To impose his will on whomever he sees comfortably settled.
1920, Max Beerbohm, And Even Now:I'll marry whomever I want.
The letter is addressed to whomever it may concern.
So it was that the day before Trump’s big unveiling, Democrat Jeff Merkley publicly vowed to filibuster whomever the president named.
2017 February 1, Michelle Cottle, “Why the Filibuster Is a Senator's Best Friend”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2017, retrieved 09 Feb 2025:Yes, the tide will surely turn, and meanwhile may one who is proud to call himself a partisan, invite whomever may feel disposed to bid the "T14s" adieux, to pause before giving them valediction and accord to them the respect that is assuredly their due.
1952 January, Henry Maxwell, “Farewell to the "T14s"”, in Railway Magazine, page 57:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whomsoever | alternative | lexicographic | |
| of whoever | Case=Acc | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (5)
pl kogokolwiek (whatever person or persons) · ar مَنْ (whatever person or persons) · fr n'importe qui (whatever person or persons) · hu bárki (whatever person or persons) · hu akárki (whatever person or persons)