whomever

whom·ev·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hoom-ev-er]
- /humˈɛv ər/
- /huːˈmev.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoom-ev-er]
- /humˈɛv ər/

Definitions of whomever word

noun whomever Used instead of “ whoever ” as the object of a verb or preposition. 1
conjunction whomever Whomever is a formal word for whoever when it is the object of a verb or preposition. 0
pronoun whomever the objective form of whoever 0
abbreviation WHOMEVER whoever 0

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Origin of whomever

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at whom, ever

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Parts of speech for Whomever

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Whomever

whomever popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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