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whichever

[ wich-ev-er, hwich- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

pronoun

any one that:
Take whichever you like.
no matter which:
Whichever you choose, the others will be offended.

adjective

no matter which:
whichever day;
whichever ones you choose.

whichever

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determiner

1. any (one, two, etc, out of several)
  take whichever car you like
2. ( as pronoun )
  choose whichever appeals to you
1. no matter which (one or ones)
  whichever card you pick you'll still be making a mistake
2. ( as pronoun )
  it won't make any difference, whichever comes first

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Word History and Origins

Origin of whichever¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; which, ever

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Example Sentences

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Shops and services can currently accept whichever form of payment they want.

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Whichever one of the five museums wins will succeed last year's winner, the Young V&A in London.

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Whichever direction Eubank and Benn go in now, we must keep in mind how and why we got here.

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Whichever side you sit on, and for all the fighters and their fathers have gone through, the egg slap has become the unexpected defining image of a rivalry that will finally make it into the ring for a much-anticipated fight on Saturday.

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"Whichever way I can," he replied.

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