Whichever vs. Whatever
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Difference Between Whichever and Whatever
Whicheverdeterminer
Any one or a number of a group.
Choose whichever card you like.Whateverdeterminer
No matter what; for any
Whatever choice you make, there will be consequences.Whicheverdeterminer
No matter which.
Whichever book you borrow, be sure to return it to the library on time.Whateverdeterminer
(relative) Anything that.
Whatever reasons you have for doing this are unimportant to me.Whicheverpronoun
Any one or a number of a group.
Take a card, whichever you want!Whateverpronoun
No matter what; for any
Whatever he does, he will still lose the game.ADVERTISEMENT
Whicheverpronoun
No matter which.
Whichever you pick, be content with it.Whateverpronoun
(relative) Anything; sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options.
I'll do whatever I can.Whateverinterjection
A holophrastic expression used discourteously to indicate that the speaker does not consider the matter worthy of further discussion.
For the last time, brush your teeth! – Whatever!Whateveradjective
(colloquial) Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.
Whateveradjective
At all, absolutely, whatsoever.
There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion.Whateveradjective
one or some or every or all without specification;
give me any peaches you don't wantnot any milk is leftany child would know thatpick any cardany day nowcars can be rented at almost any airportat twilight or any other timebeyond any doubtneed any help we can getgive me whatever peaches you don't wantno milk whatsoever is leftADVERTISEMENT
