whomever

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/huːmˈɛvər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/humˈɛvɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ho̅o̅m ev′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
whom•ev•er /humˈɛvɚ/USA pronunciation   pron. 
  1. the form of the pronoun whoever used as the object of a verb or a preposition:She was gracious to whomever she spoke.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
whom•ev•er  (ho̅o̅m ev′ər),USA pronunciation pron. 
  1. the objective case of whoever: She questioned whomever she met. Whomever she spoke to, she was invariably polite.
  • 1300–50; Middle English; see whom, ever

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whomever /huːmˈɛvə/ pron
  1. the objective form of whoever: I'll hire whomever I can find
'whomever' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
preposition - whoever - whosever

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