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Pronoun Bre Huːˈevə(R Huːˈevər Liar Send Charge Sales

Word whoever
WordType (pronoun)
Phonetic BrE / huːˈevə(r) / NAmE / huːˈevər /
Example
  • whoever says that is a liar.
  • send it to whoever is in charge of sales.
  • come out of there, whoever you are.
  • i don't want to see them, whoever they are.
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whoever

(pronoun)BrE / huːˈevə(r) / NAmE / huːˈevər /
  1. the person or people who; any person who
    • Whoever says that is a liar.
    • Send it to whoever is in charge of sales.
  2. used to say that it does not matter who, since the result will be the same
    • Come out of there, whoever you are.
    • I don't want to see them, whoever they are.
  3. used in questions to mean ‘who’, expressing surprise
    • Whoever heard of such a thing!
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