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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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Those eligible receive £187.18 a week, or 90% of their average earnings, whichever is lower.

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Ukraine has no specialist war crimes courts, so the cases generally fall to whichever court is local to the offence.

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Ofcom has the power to fine companies up to 10% of their global revenues, or £18m - whichever is the greater number.

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Those eligible receive £187.18 a week or 90% of their average earnings, whichever is lower.

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In addition, the federation said, any cisgender girl who is beaten by a transgender competitor will be awarded whichever medal she would have claimed had the transgender athlete not been competing.

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which which is which

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