Meaning & use
whomever
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The objective case of 'whoever,' used as the object of a verb or preposition.
See it in a sentence
Give the tickets to whomever arrives first.
She would help whomever needed it most.
A note on using this word
Use 'whomever' when it functions as an object (as in 'to whomever'), and 'whoever' when it's the subject of its clause; many speakers now use 'whoever' in both cases in casual speech.
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