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whichever [wɪtʃ'evə(r)]1 pronoun(a) (the one or ones that → as subject) (singular) celui (celle) qui mf; (plural) ceux (celles) qui mpl, fpl; (→ as object) (singular) celui (celle) que mf; (plural) ceux (celles) que mpl, fpl;∎ choose whichever most appeals to you choisissez celui/celle qui vous plaît le plus;∎ choose whichever most appeal to you choisissez ceux/celles qui vous plaisent le plus;∎ will whichever of you arrives first turn on the heating? celui d'entre vous qui arrivera le premier pourra-t-il allumer le chauffage?;∎ take whichever is (the) cheapest prenez (celui qui est) le moins cher;∎ shall we go to the cinema or the theatre? - whichever you prefer on va au cinéma ou au théâtre? - choisis ce que tu préfères;∎ let's meet at 3.30 or 4, whichever is best for you donnons-nous rendez-vous à 3h30 ou 4h, comme cela vous arrange le mieux;∎ we will reimburse half the value or $1,000, whichever is the greater nous vous rembourserons la moitié de la valeur ou 1000 dollars, soit la somme la plus avantageuse∎ whichever of the routes you choose, allow about two hours quel que soit le chemin que vous choisissiez, comptez environ deux heures;∎ whichever of the houses you buy it will be a good investment quelle que soit la maison que vous achetiez, ce sera un bon investissement;∎ whichever of the computers you buy will be installed free of charge quel que soit l'ordinateur que vous achetiez, l'installation sera gratuite;∎ I'd like to speak either to Mr Brown or Mr Jones, whichever is available j'aimerais parler à M. Brown ou à M. Jones, celui des deux qui est disponible∎ grants will be given to whichever students most need them des bourses seront accordées à ceux des étudiants qui en ont le plus besoin;∎ I'll buy whichever car does the best mileage je prendrai la voiture qui consomme le moins (, peu importe laquelle);∎ take whichever seat you like asseyez-vous (là) où vous voulez;∎ we'll travel by whichever train is fastest nous prendrons le train le plus rapide(, peu importe lequel);∎ keep whichever one appeals to you most gardez celui/celle qui vous plaît le plus∎ whichever job you take, it will mean a lot of travelling quel que soit le poste que vous preniez, vous serez obligé de beaucoup voyager;∎ whichever party is in power quel que soit le parti au pouvoir;∎ we'll still be late whichever way we go nous serons en retard de toute façon quel que soit le chemin que nous prenions;∎ whichever way you look at it, it's not fair peu importe la façon dont on considère la question, c'est vraiment injuste -
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whichever [wɪt∫ˈevər]1. adjectivea. ( = that one which) keep whichever one you prefer gardez celui que vous préférez• whichever dress you wear, you'll look lovely quelle que soit la robe que tu portes, tu seras ravissante2. pronoun• whichever you choose will be sent to you at once celui m (or celle f ) que vous choisirez vous sera expédié (e) immédiatementb. ( = no matter which one) whichever of the two books he chooses, it won't make a lot of difference quel que soit le livre qu'il choisisse, cela ne fera pas beaucoup de différence• whichever of the methods is chosen, it can't affect you much quelle que soit la méthode choisie, ça ne changera pas grand-chose pour vous* * *[wɪtʃ'evə(r)], US [hwɪtʃ-] 1.1) ( the one that) ( as subject) celui m qui, celle f qui; ( as object) celui m que, celle f que‘which restaurant?’ - ‘whichever is nearest’ — ‘quel restaurant?’ - ‘celui qui est le plus proche’
come at 2 or 2.30, whichever suits you best — viens à 14 h ou 14 h 30, comme cela te convient le mieux
choose either alternative, whichever is the cheaper — choisis la moins chère des deux solutions
2) ( no matter which one) ( as subject) quel m que soit celui qui, quelle f que soit celle qui; ( as object) quel m que soit celui que, quelle f que soit celle que2.‘do you want the big piece or the small piece?’ - ‘whichever’ — ‘est-ce que tu veux le gros ou le petit morceau?’ - ‘n'importe’
1) ( the one that)2) ( no matter which)3) ( which on earth)whichever one do you mean? — mais duquel/de laquelle est-ce que tu peux bien parler?
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A pron1 ( the one that) ( as subject) celui m qui, celle f qui ; ( as object) celui m que, celle f que ; ‘which restaurant?’-‘whichever is nearest/you prefer’ ‘quel restaurant?’-‘celui qui est le plus proche/que tu préfères’ ; come at 2 or 2.30, whichever suits you best viens à 14 h ou 14 h 30, comme cela te convient le mieux ; choose either alternative, whichever is the cheaper choisis la moins chère des deux solutions ;2 ( no matter which one) ( as subject) quel m que soit celui qui (+ subj), quelle f que soit celle qui (+ subj) ; ( as object) quel m que soit celui que (+ subj), quelle f que soit celle que (+ subj) ; both courses are worthwhile whichever you choose les deux cours sont aussi intéressants quel que soit celui que tu choisisses ; whichever of the techniques is used, the result will be the same quelle que soit la technique utilisée, le résultat sera le même ; ‘do you want the big piece or the small piece?’-‘whichever’ ‘est-ce que tu veux le gros ou le petit morceau?’-‘n'importe’ ;3 ( which on earth) whichever did he choose in the end? qu'est-ce qu'il a fini par choisir?B det1 ( the one that) let's go to whichever station is nearest allons à la gare la plus proche ; you may have whichever dress you prefer tu peux avoir la robe que tu préfères ; underline whichever answer you consider correct soulignez la réponse que vous jugez bonne ;2 ( no matter which) it won't matter whichever hotel we go to peu importe l'hôtel où nous irons ; I'll be happy whichever horse wins quel que soit le cheval qui gagne je serai content ; whichever way you look at things quelle que soit la façon dont tu envisages le problème ;3 ( which on earth) whichever one do you mean? mais duquel/de laquelle est-ce que tu peux bien parler? -
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adj.P. and V. ὅστις, ὅστις ἄν (with subj.), ὃς ἄν (with subj.), P. ὅστις δήποτε, Ar. and P. ὁστισοῦν, ὅστις περ.Whichever of two: P. and V. ὁπότερος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Whichever
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whichever [wɪtʃˊevə] pron1) inter. како́й?2) conj. како́й уго́дно, како́й бы ни -
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relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) cualquier; el/la que2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) cualquierwhichever adj pron el que / la que / cualquieratr[wɪʧ'evəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (any one) cualquier, el/la que2 (no matter which) cualquiera que, no importa3 (interrogative) cuál■ whichever coat did you buy? ¿cuál de los abrigos compraste?1 cualquiera, el/la que2 (interrogative) cuál■ whichever did you choose? ¿cuál escogiste?whichever [hwɪʧ'ɛvər] adj: el (la) que, cualquiera quewhichever book you like: cualquier libro que te gustewhichever pron: el (la) que, cualquiera quetake whichever you want: toma el que quieraswhichever I choose: cualquiera que elijaadj.• cualquier adj.pron.• cualquier pron.• cualquiera pron.• quienquiera pron.
I hwɪtʃ'evər, wɪtʃ'evə(r)a) ( no matter which)there are several options, but whichever you choose... — hay varias opciones, pero elijas la que elijas or cualquiera que elijas...
b) (the one, ones that)c) ( in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles
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a) ( no matter which)whichever party is in power — sea cual sea or cualquiera que sea el partido que esté en el poder
whichever date you decide on, let me know in advance — elija la fecha que elija, hágamelo saber con anticipación
b) ( any that)you can write about whichever subject you know best — puedes escribir sobre el tema que mejor conozcas, sea cual sea or fuere
c) ( in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles[wɪtʃ'evǝ(r)]1. PRON1) (=no matter which)whichever of the methods you choose — cualquiera de los métodos que escojas, no importa el método que escojas
2) (=the one which) el/la que2. ADJ1) (=no matter which)whichever system you have there are difficulties — no importa el sistema que tengas, hay problemas, cualquiera que sea el sistema que tengas, hay problemas
2) (=any, the... which) el... que/la... que* * *
I [hwɪtʃ'evər, wɪtʃ'evə(r)]a) ( no matter which)there are several options, but whichever you choose... — hay varias opciones, pero elijas la que elijas or cualquiera que elijas...
b) (the one, ones that)c) ( in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles
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a) ( no matter which)whichever party is in power — sea cual sea or cualquiera que sea el partido que esté en el poder
whichever date you decide on, let me know in advance — elija la fecha que elija, hágamelo saber con anticipación
b) ( any that)you can write about whichever subject you know best — puedes escribir sobre el tema que mejor conozcas, sea cual sea or fuere
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1. adjective1) (any... that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, diego whichever way you want — es ist egal, welchen Weg du nimmst
..., whichever period is the longer —..., je nachdem, welches der längere Zeitraum ist
2) (no matter which/who/whom) welche/welcher/welches... auch2. pronoun1) (any one[s] that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, diewhichever of you/the children wins will get a prize — wer von euch gewinnt/das Kind, das gewinnt, bekommt einen Preis
2) (no matter which one[s]) welcher/welche/welches... auchwhichever of them comes/come — wer von ihnen auch kommt
3) (coll.): (which ever)whichever could it be? — welcher/welche/welches könnte das nur sein?
* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) welche auch immer2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) ganz gleich welche* * *which·ever[(h)wɪtʃˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. pron1. (any one) wer/was auch immerwe can go to the seven o'clock performance or the eight — \whichever suits you best wir können zu der Vorstellung um sieben oder um acht gehen — wie es dir besser passtwhich bar would you prefer to meet in? — \whichever, it doesn't matter to me in welcher Bar sollen wir uns treffen? — wo du willst — mir ist es egal\whichever they choose, we must accept it wir müssen akzeptieren, was auch immer sie entscheidendo you remember the hotel we stayed at in Banff? — \whichever do you mean? kannst du dich noch an das Hotel in Banff erinnern, in dem wir waren? — welches um alles in der Welt meinst du nur?II. adj attr, inv1. (any one)▪ \whichever... der-/die-/dasjenige, der/die/das...you may pick \whichever puppy you want du kannst den Welpen nehmen, der dir gefälltchoose \whichever brand you prefer wähle die Marke, die du lieber hast2. (regardless of which) egal welche(r, s), welche(r, s)... auch immer\whichever option we choose... egal welche Möglichkeit wir wählen,...\whichever party gets in at the next election,... welche Partei auch immer sich bei der nächsten Wahl durchsetzen wird,...\whichever way wie auch immerit's going to be expensive \whichever way you do it es wird teuer werden, ganz gleich, wie wir es machen* * *[wɪtʃ'evə(r)]1. adjwelche(r, s) auch immer; (= no matter which) ganz gleich or egal or einerlei welche(r, s)2. pronwelche(r, s) auch immerwhichever (of you) has the most money — wer immer (von euch) das meiste Geld hat
* * *ganz gleich, welch(er, e, es):take whichever you want nimm welches du (auch) immer willst* * *1. adjective1) (any... that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, diego whichever way you want — es ist egal, welchen Weg du nimmst
take whichever apple/apples you wish — nimm den Apfel, den du willst/die Äpfel, die du willst
..., whichever period is the longer —..., je nachdem, welches der längere Zeitraum ist
2) (no matter which/who/whom) welche/welcher/welches... auch2. pronoun1) (any one[s] that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, diewhichever of you/the children wins will get a prize — wer von euch gewinnt/das Kind, das gewinnt, bekommt einen Preis
2) (no matter which one[s]) welcher/welche/welches... auchwhichever of them comes/come — wer von ihnen auch kommt
3) (coll.): (which ever)whichever could it be? — welcher/welche/welches könnte das nur sein?
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[wɪtʃ'evə(r)] [AE hwɪtʃ-] 1. 2."which shop?" - "whichever is nearest" — "quale negozio?" - "quello più vicino"
come at 2 or 3, whichever suits you best — vieni alle 2 o alle 3, come ti fa più comodo
choose either alternative, whichever is the cheaper — scegli la possibilità meno costosa
2) (no matter which one) qualunquewhichever of the techniques is used, the result will be the same — qualunque tecnica si usi il risultato sarà lo stesso
"do you want the big piece or the small piece?" - "whichever" — "vuoi il pezzo grosso o quello piccolo?" - "fa lo stesso"
* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) chiunque2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) qualunque* * *whichever /wɪtʃˈɛvə(r)/A pron. indef.chiunque; qualunque; qualsiasi; qualsiasi cosa ( fra due o fra un numero ristretto): Whichever of them comes will be welcome, chiunque di loro venga, sarà il benvenuto; Whichever you take, make sure it's a good one, qualunque tu prenda, assicurati che sia buono; Whichever you choose, there won't be much difference, qualsiasi cosa tu scelga, non farà molta differenzaB a. indef.qualunque; qualsiasi ( fra due o fra un numero ristretto): Whichever present you choose, she will be pleased, qualsiasi dono tu scelga, ne sarà contentaC pron. e a. relat.(enfat.) qualunque cosa; ciò che; quello che; il (la, gli, le) che: Take whichever comes first, prendi quel che ti capita (lett.: qualunque cosa ti capiti) sottomano!* * *[wɪtʃ'evə(r)] [AE hwɪtʃ-] 1. 2."which shop?" - "whichever is nearest" — "quale negozio?" - "quello più vicino"
come at 2 or 3, whichever suits you best — vieni alle 2 o alle 3, come ti fa più comodo
choose either alternative, whichever is the cheaper — scegli la possibilità meno costosa
2) (no matter which one) qualunquewhichever of the techniques is used, the result will be the same — qualunque tecnica si usi il risultato sarà lo stesso
"do you want the big piece or the small piece?" - "whichever" — "vuoi il pezzo grosso o quello piccolo?" - "fa lo stesso"
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1) ( any one) wer/was auch immer;we can go to the seven o'clock performance or the eight - \whichever suits you best wir können zu der Vorstellung um sieben oder um acht gehen - wie es dir besser passt;which bar would you prefer to meet in? - \whichever, it doesn't matter to me in welcher Bar sollen wir uns treffen? - wo du willst - mir ist es egal2) ( regardless of which) was/wer auch immer;\whichever they choose, we must accept it wir müssen akzeptieren, was auch immer sie entscheiden adjattr, inv1) ( any one)\whichever... der-/die-/dasjenige, der/die/das...;you may pick \whichever puppy you want du kannst den Welpen nehmen, der dir gefällt;choose \whichever brand you prefer wähle die Marke, die du lieber hast2) ( regardless of which) egal welche(r, s), welche(r, s)... auch immer;\whichever option we choose... egal welche Möglichkeit wir wählen,...;\whichever party gets in at the next election,... welche Partei auch immer sich bei der nächsten Wahl durchsetzen wird,...;\whichever way wie auch immer;it's going to be expensive \whichever way you do it es wird teuer werden, ganz gleich, wie wir es machen -
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pron който (и да е) (от няколко)
WHICHEVER speaks first който пръв проговори* * *{witsh'evъ} pron който (и да е) (от няколко); whichever speaks first* * *pron който и да;whichever; pron който (и да е) (от няколко); whichever speaks first който пръв проговори.* * *1. pron който (и да е) (от няколко) 2. whichever speaks first който пръв проговори* * * -
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relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) hvilken, den som2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) hvor... enn; hvilken som helstIdeterm. \/wɪtʃˈevə\/ eller whichsoever1) hvilke(n)... enn, hvilket... enn2) hvilke(n) som helst, hvilket som helstIIpron. \/wɪtʃˈevə\/( betont) hvilke(n) i alle dager, hvilket i alle dager, hva i alle dager• whichever car is that? -
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relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) hvilken som helst2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) ligegyldigt hvilken* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) hvilken som helst2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) ligegyldigt hvilken -
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أَيّ الاثْنَيْن \ whichever: any which: Take whichever (one) you like, no matter which: Whichever (one) you take, you must pay for it. \ أَيَّما \ whichever: any which: Take whichever (one) you like, no matter which: Whichever (one) you take, you must pay for it. -
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1. pronякий (би не); будь-який; який завгодноtake whichever book you please — візьміть будь-яку книжку, яка вам подобається
2. conjякий би не; що б неwhichever you may take you will be satisfied — що б ви не взяли, ви будете задоволені
* * *pronА conj який би не; що б не; будь-якийwhichever comes in first receives the prize — хто б не прийшов першим, отримає приз Б rel який би не
whichever way he turned he saw nothing but sand — в яку б сторону /куди б/ він не подивився, він скрізь бачив лише піски; будь-який, який завгодно
take whichever suit you like best — візьміть будь-який костюм, який вам більше підходить
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hwiç'evë:] adj.,pron. -adj. ai që; cilido; go by whichever route is shorter bjeri rrugës që është më e shkurtër; whichever dress you wear cilindo fustan që të veshësh /-pron. ai që; cilido që; whichever is best for you ai që është më mi rë per ty; whichever of the two methods you choose cilëndo nga të dy metodat qëtëzgjedhësh* * *cilindo -
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[wɪtʃ'ɛvə(r)]adjtake whichever book you prefer — weź tę książkę, którą wolisz
whichever book you take, … — którąkolwiek or obojętnie którą książkę weźmiesz, …
* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) którykolwiek2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) którykolwiek -
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[wıʹtʃevə] pronА conjкакой бы ни; что бы ни; любойwhichever you choose, you will have a good bargain - какой /что/ бы вы ни выбрали, всё равно вы в выигрыше
whichever comes in first receives the prize - кто бы ни пришёл первым, получит приз; любой, кто придёт первым, получит приз
Б rel1) какой бы ниwhichever way he turned he saw nothing but sand - в какую бы сторону /куда бы/ он ни посмотрел, он везде видел только пески
2) любой, какой угодноtake whichever suit you like best - возьмите любой костюм, который вам больше подходит
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relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) qual deles2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) qualquer* * *which.ev.er[witʃ'evə] adj qualquer (que), quaisquer (que), seja qual for. • pron 1 qualquer coisa, qualquer. 2 tudo o que, tudo quanto. whichever side you choose / seja qual for o lado que você escolher. -
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relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) katerikoli2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) katerikoli* * *[wičévə]1.adjectivekaterikoli;2.pronounkaterikoli; karkoli
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whichever — [hwich ev′ər, wichev′ər] pron. 1. any one (of two or more) [he may choose whichever he likes] 2. no matter which one [whichever he chooses, he ll be satisfied] adj. 1. any (of two or more) [he may choose whichever desk he likes] 2. no matter… … English World dictionary
Whichever — Which*ev er, Whichsoever Which so*ev er, pron. & a. Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one (of two or more) which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whichever — index whatever Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
whichever — late 14c., from WHICH (Cf. which) + EVER (Cf. ever) … Etymology dictionary
whichever — ► DETERMINER & PRONOUN 1) used to emphasize a lack of restriction in selecting one of a definite set of alternatives. 2) regardless of which … English terms dictionary
whichever — [[t](h)wɪtʃe̱və(r)[/t]] 1) DET: DET sing n You use whichever in order to indicate that it does not matter which of the possible alternatives happens or is chosen. Whichever way you look at it, nuclear power is the energy of the future... Israel… … English dictionary
whichever — which|ev|er [ wıtʃ evər, hwıtʃ evər ] function word * Whichever can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): Customers will choose whichever product is cheaper. as a pronoun (without a following noun): You can contact… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whichever */ — UK [wɪtʃˈevə(r)] / US [wɪtʃˈevər] / US [hwɪtʃˈevər] determiner, pronoun Summary: Whichever can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): Customers will choose whichever product is cheaper. as a pronoun (without a… … English dictionary
whichever — which|ev|er [wıtʃˈevə US ˈevər] determiner, pron 1.) used to say that it does not matter which thing or person is chosen because the result will be the same ▪ It will be a difficult operation, whichever method you choose. ▪ Whichever way you look … Dictionary of contemporary English
whichever — /hwich ev euhr, wich /, pron. 1. any one that: Take whichever you like. 2. no matter which: Whichever you choose, the others will be offended. adj. 3. no matter which: whichever day; whichever ones you choose. [1350 1400; ME; see WHICH, EVER] * * … Universalium
whichever — /wɪtʃˈɛvə / (say wich evuh) pronoun 1. any one (of those in question) that: take whichever you like. 2. no matter which: whichever you choose, the others will be offended. –adjective 3. no matter which: whichever day; whichever person. Also,… …