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whoever

US /huˈɛvɚ/

pronoun Advanced · C1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

the quality, condition, or instance of whoever

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Whoever finishes the report first can leave the office early today.

Collocations

  • Easy whoever arrives first gets the seat
    a collocation phrase: whoever arrives first gets the seat
  • Medium forward the email to whoever handles billing
    to forward the email to whoever handles billing, meaning to send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
  • Hard sanction whoever violates international export controls
    to sanction whoever violates international export controls, meaning to give sanction to
  • Very Hard woe unto whoever defiles the sovereign trust
    describing woe unto whoever defiles the sovereign trust (misery resulting from affliction)

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.