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huˈɛv ərwho·ev·er

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Wiktionary

  1. whoeverpronoun

    Whatever person or persons.

    Whoever thought up that stupid idea?

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Whoeverpronoun.

    Any one, without limitation or exception.

    Etymology: who and ever.

    Whoever doth to temperance apply
    His stedfast life, and all his actions frame,
    Trust me, shall find no greater enemy,
    Than stubborn perturbation to the same. Fairy Queen.

    I think myself beholden, whoever shews me my mistakes. John Locke.

    Whoe’er thou art, that fortune brings to keep
    The rights of Neptune, monarch of the deep;
    Thee first it fits, O stranger, to prepare
    The due libation, and the solemn prayer. Alexander Pope.

    Whoever is really brave, has always this comfort when he is oppress’d, that he knows himself to be superior to those who injure him, by forgiving it. Alexander Pope.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Whoever

    whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'whoever' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2199

Anagrams for whoever »

  1. however

  2. everwho

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of whoever in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of whoever in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of whoever in a Sentence

  1. Anne Frank:

    Whoever is happy will make others happy too.

  2. Angela Merkel:

    We have had to witness a shifting of borders in Europe, the annexation of Crimea and the questioning of territorial integrity – a core part of Europe's post-war model. The apparent right of whoever is strongest trumped the strength of law, russia has breached and is still breaching international law...neighboring states are suddenly no longer partner countries but spheres of influence.

  3. Karen Bridbord:

    We are forced into the intimacy, not just with spouses, but also with kids or whoever else is in the home.

  4. Jeb Bush:

    Do you want people to just bend with the wind, to mirror people's sentiment, whoever's in front of you? 'Oh yes, I used to be for that, but now I'm for this' -- is that the way we want to elect presidents?

  5. Cristopher Vlavianos:

    If you have default of this size, whoever has credit (for supplying energy) will not be paid.

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