whoever

whoever
whoever [{{t}}hu:'evə(r)]
pronoun
(a) (any person who) qui;
∎ whoever wants it can have it celui qui le veut peut le prendre;
∎ I'll give it to whoever needs it je le donnerai à qui en a besoin;
∎ invite whoever you like invitez qui vous voulez
(b) (the person who) celui qui (celle qui) m,f; (the people who) ceux qui (celles qui) mpl, fpl;
∎ whoever answered the phone had a nice voice la personne qui a répondu au téléphone avait une voix agréable;
∎ contact whoever found the body contactez celui qui ou la personne qui a trouvé le corps
(c) (no matter who)
∎ come out, whoever you are! montrez-vous, qui que vous soyez!;
∎ whoever gets the job will find it a real challenge celui qui obtiendra cet emploi n'aura pas la tâche facile;
∎ whoever you vote for, make sure he's honest quel que soit celui pour qui vous votez, assurez-vous qu'il est honnête;
∎ it's from Sandy Campbell, whoever he is c'est de la part d'un certain Sandy Campbell, si ça te dit quelque chose;
∎ ask Mark or Paul or whoever demande à Mark ou à Paul ou à n'importe qui
(d) (emphatic use) qui donc;
∎ whoever can that be? qui cela peut-il bien être?

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  • Whoever — Who*ev er, pron. Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be. Whoever envies or repines. Milton. Whoever the king favors. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whoever — [ho͞o ev′ər] pron. 1. any person that; whatever person [whoever wins gets a prize] 2. no matter what person [whoever said it, it s not so] 3. what person? who?: an emphatic interrogative [whoever told you that?] …   English World dictionary

  • whoever — noun any individual, any person, anybody, anyone, no matter who, whomever, whomsoever, whosoever Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • whoever — late O.E. hwa efre …   Etymology dictionary

  • whoever — ► PRONOUN 1) the person or people who; any person who. 2) regardless of who. 3) used for emphasis instead of ‘who’ in questions …   English terms dictionary

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  • whoever */*/ — UK [huːˈevə(r)] / US [huˈevər] pronoun Summary: 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 …   English dictionary

  • whoever — [[t]huːe̱və(r)[/t]] 1) CONJ SUBORD You use whoever to refer to someone when their identity is not yet known. Whoever did this will sooner or later be caught and will be punished... Whoever wins the election is going to have a tough job getting… …   English dictionary

  • whoever — who|ev|er S2 [hu:ˈevə US ˈevər] pron 1.) used to say that it does not matter who does something, is in a particular place etc ▪ I ll take whoever wants to go. ▪ When you re done with the book, just give it to Kristin or Shelley or whoever. 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • whoever — /hooh ev euhr/, pron.; possessive whosever; objective whomever. 1. whatever person; anyone that: Whoever did it should be proud. Ask whoever is there. Tell it to whomever you like. 2. no matter who: I won t do it, whoever asks. 3. who? what… …   Universalium

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