American Dictionary
Definition whoever in American English
whoever
pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Whoever can be used in the following ways:
as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is the subject, object, or complement of another clause): You can invite whoever you want.Whoever comes will be welcome.
as a question pronoun: Whoever can it be?
as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): Whoever wins the election, it won’t make any difference to me.
someone or anyone who does a particular thing or is in a particular situation
Whoever gets the job will be responsible for the annual budget of the department.
A free gift will be given to whoever completes the questionnaire.
