Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whomever

/humˈɛvɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: whomev-er
IPA: /humˈɛvɚ/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Whatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).

Formal

Example Sentences

"The letter is addressed to whomever it may concern."
"I'll marry whomever I want."
"To impose his will on whomever he sees comfortably settled."
"Yes, the tide will surely turn, and meanwhile may one who is proud to call himself a partisan, invite whomever may feel disposed to bid the "T14s" adieux, to pause before giving them valediction and accord to them the respect that is assuredly their due."
"So it was that the day before Trump’s big unveiling, Democrat Jeff Merkley publicly vowed to filibuster whomever the president named."

Etymology

From Middle English whomever; equivalent to whom + -ever.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: whom
Root: whomever
Suffix: -ever

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /humˈɛvɚ/

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

of whoever (objective) whomsoever (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

whom whichever whoever

Rhymes With

never ever however whatever forever whenever whoever wherever clever whatsoever trevor whichever

Questions

How do you pronounce whomever?: The recorded pronunciation is /humˈɛvɚ/.
What does whomever mean?: Whatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).
Where does whomever come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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