Meaning

4 senses
  1. (interrogative)Which ever; emphatic form of 'which'.

    Good heavens! Whichever button did you press to make that happen?!

  2. Regardless of the ... that; no matter which.

    It won't work, whichever buttons you press.

    Whichever book you borrow, be sure to return it to the library on time.

  3. Any or either ... that; the ... that.

    Choose whichever card you like.

    Borrow whichever books interest you.

  4. According to or depending upon which.

    I'll buy the red shirt or the blue shirt, whichever one is cheaper.

    If the work is of joint authorship, the copyright expires 50 years after the death of the author who first dies, or upon the death of the author who dies last, whichever period is longer.

Examples

68 sentences
  1. You may choose whichever you want.

    Можеш вибрати будь-який за своїм бажанням. — deniko

    ruМожешь выбрать, какой хочешь. — Ooneykcall

    deDu darfst nehmen, was immer du willst. — Kuyo

  2. You may choose whichever book you like.

    Можеш вибрати будь-яку книгу, яка тобі до вподоби. — ascolto

    ruТы можешь выбрать любую книгу, которая тебе нравится. — svetla

    deSie können sich aussuchen, welches Buch auch immer Sie mögen. — Espi

  3. You can choose whichever color you like.

    Можеш вибрати який хочеш колір. — aandrusiak

    deDu kannst irgendeine Farbe auswählen, die du magst. — MUIRIEL

  4. Take whichever you want.

    Бери будь-який, який хочеш. — deniko

    ruБери какой хочешь. — soweli_Elepanto

    deNimm, welche du willst. — konny

  5. Choose whichever you like.

    Вибери будь-який, який тобі подобається. — deniko

    ruВыберите любой, какой вам нравится. — odexed

    deWähle, was auch immer dir gefällt. — Yorwba

Origin

From whiche ever, whiche evere, which ever, which evere; equivalent to which + -ever.

From whiche ever, whiche evere, which ever, which evere; equivalent to which + -ever.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
whichsoever

Collocations

3 patterns
  • may choose whichever
  • choose whichever
  • take whichever

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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