determiner, pronoun
1 used to say what feature or quality is important in deciding sth:
Choose whichever brand you prefer. * Pensions should be increased annually in line with earnings or prices, whichever is the higher. * Whichever of you gets here first will get the prize.
2 used to say that it does not matter which, as the result will be the same:
It takes three hours, whichever route you take. * The situation is an awkward one, whichever way you look at it. * Whichever they choose, we must accept their decision.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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This entry for whichever is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does whichever appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — whichever appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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