whichever

[ wich-ev-er, hwich- ]

pronoun

1. any one that:

   Take whichever you like.

2. no matter which:

   Whichever you choose, the others will be offended.

adjective

1. no matter which:

   whichever day;

   whichever ones you choose.

whichever

/ wɪtʃˈɛvə /

determiner

1. 1. any (one, two, etc, out of several)

      take whichever car you like

   2. ( as pronoun )

      choose whichever appeals to you

2. 1. no matter which (one or ones)

      whichever card you pick you'll still be making a mistake

   2. ( as pronoun )

      it won't make any difference, whichever comes first

Word History and Origins

Origin of whichever¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; which, ever

Example Sentences

For decades now, the city’s housing market has been lifted by whichever Asian economy was thriving at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

What I did was, I made my selects for each person, and then I sent them the selects and I just said, take out whichever ones you don’t want.

From Salon

They’re threatening to keep her sidelined throughout the legislative process so that Senate Republicans can interpret Senate rules in whichever way they see fit.

From Salon

It appears that will now be left to a manager who demands one simple thing from whichever line-up he picks for the remainder of the season - "pride".

From BBC

“And whichever party controls the House to a significant degree controls the country, which then steers the course of Western civilization. I feel like this is one of those things that may not seem that it’s going to affect the entire destiny of humanity, but I think it will.”

From Salon

Related Words

• that
• whatever