whichever

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English qwichever, whiche ever, whiche evere, which ever, which evere; equivalent to which +‎ ever. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /wɪt͡ʃˈɛvɚ/, /ʍɪt͡ʃˈɛvɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) === Determiner === whichever (interrogative) Which ever; emphatic form of 'which'. Regardless of the ... that; no matter which. Any or either ... that; the ... that. According to or depending upon which. ==== Usage notes ==== In both determiner and pronoun use, whichever is preferred when the choice is from a closed set or group of things, while whatever is preferred in open-ended cases. For example, "You can do whatever you like" if possible activities are unrestricted, but "You can do whichever you like" if there is a menu of activities. ==== Synonyms ==== whichsoever ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Pronoun === whichever (interrogative) Which ever; emphatic form of 'which'. Irrespective of the one(s) that; no matter which one(s). Any or either one(s) that; the one(s) that. (informal) Any or either one(s). According to or depending upon which one(s). ==== Usage notes ==== It may be preferable to use whoever (subject) or whomever (object) when referring to a group of people. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === everwhich