whomeverpron.

Brit.

/huːmˈɛvə/, U.S.

/humˈɛvər/

Forms: Also poetic whome'er /-ˈɛə(r)/.

Etymology: Originally two words, whom pron. and ever adv. 6.

literary.

The objective case of whoever pron.; as direct object, or object of prep. (Less frequent than whomsoever pron.)

a. As nominal relative, or with correlative in principal clause (with constructions as in whoever pron. 1): Any (one) whom.

ΚΠ

c1330 Arth. & Merl. 4811 Wom euer þat he hitt, Þe heued to þe chinne he slitt.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vii. l. 825 Quhom euir he hyt to ground brymly thaim bar.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 181 He maist cruellie murtherit quhomeuir he knew weil fauoured.

1750 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 775 Fear of death made him accuse whomever they pleased of treason.

1830 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. II. 270 Whomever these men once brand with this mark of shame, is regarded by the people as a denier of God.

1883 R. W. Dixon Mano ii. v. 80 Will ye not to that man some pity give Whomever dark temptations do assail?

1920 M. Beerbohm And Even Now 189 To impose his will on whomever he sees comfortably settled.

b. Misused for whoever as subject of relative clause preceded by a preposition.

ΚΠ

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 347 Cursing for sacrilegie in whomever þat reveþ þis rente.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 215 Y dare putte this into iugement of whom euer hath seen the pilgrimage doon.

c. Introducing a qualifying clause (cf. whoever pron. 2): No matter whom.

ΚΠ

1762 in Tytler Mem. H. Home (1807) II. 7 They freely pursue the truth,..whomever she may oppose, whomever she may countenance.

1845 Newman's Lives Eng. Saints, Stephen Langton v. 69 John would have been glad to have been aided by the strong arm, to whomever it might belong.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whomever
释义	whomeverpron. Brit. /huːmˈɛvə/, U.S. /humˈɛvər/ Forms: Also poetic whome'er /-ˈɛə(r)/. Etymology: Originally two words, whom pron. and ever adv. 6. literary. The objective case of whoever pron.; as direct object, or object of prep. (Less frequent than whomsoever pron.) a. As nominal relative, or with correlative in principal clause (with constructions as in whoever pron. 1): Any (one) whom. ΚΠ c1330 Arth. & Merl. 4811 Wom euer þat he hitt, Þe heued to þe chinne he slitt. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vii. l. 825 Quhom euir he hyt to ground brymly thaim bar. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 181 He maist cruellie murtherit quhomeuir he knew weil fauoured. 1750 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 775 Fear of death made him accuse whomever they pleased of treason. 1830 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. II. 270 Whomever these men once brand with this mark of shame, is regarded by the people as a denier of God. 1883 R. W. Dixon Mano ii. v. 80 Will ye not to that man some pity give Whomever dark temptations do assail? 1920 M. Beerbohm And Even Now 189 To impose his will on whomever he sees comfortably settled. b. Misused for whoever as subject of relative clause preceded by a preposition. ΚΠ c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 347 Cursing for sacrilegie in whomever þat reveþ þis rente. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 215 Y dare putte this into iugement of whom euer hath seen the pilgrimage doon. c. Introducing a qualifying clause (cf. whoever pron. 2): No matter whom. ΚΠ 1762 in Tytler Mem. H. Home (1807) II. 7 They freely pursue the truth,..whomever she may oppose, whomever she may countenance. 1845 Newman's Lives Eng. Saints, Stephen Langton v. 69 John would have been glad to have been aided by the strong arm, to whomever it might belong. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < pron.c1330
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