whoever

whoever
pronoun
1) wer [immer]

whoever comes will be welcome — jeder, der kommt, ist willkommen

2) (no matter who) wer ... auch

whoever you may be — wer Sie auch sind

3) (coll.): (who ever)

whoever could it be? — wer könnte das nur sein?

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relative pronoun (any person or people that: Whoever gets the job will have a lot of work to do.) wer auch immer
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who·ever
[hu:ˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]
pron
1. rel (anyone that) wer auch immer
\whoever wants to come to the party is invited jeder der zu der Party kommen möchte, ist herzlich eingeladen
I'll bet they're important, \whoever they are ich wette, sie sind wichtig, wer auch immer sie sind
come out, \whoever you are kommen Sie heraus, wer [auch] immer Sie sind
2. rel (whomever)
they shoot at \whoever leaves the building sie schießen auf jeden, der das Gebäude verlässt
3. rel (the person who) wer auch immer
could I speak to \whoever is in charge of International Sales please? könnte ich mit der Person sprechen, die für Internationale Verkäufe zuständig ist?
\whoever wins should be guaranteed an Olympic place dem Gewinner, egal wer er ist, sollte ein Platz im Olympiateam sicher sein
4. interrog (who on earth) wer
\whoever can that be in the car with Max? wer kann das im Auto mit Max nur sein?
\whoever heard such an unlikely story? hat man je so eine unwahrscheinliche Geschichte schon gehört?
\whoever told you that? it's absolutely not true wer hat dir das erzählt? das stimmt überhaupt nicht
\whoever does he think he is? wer glaubt er denn, dass er ist?
\whoever said being rich is easy? wer sagt, dass reich sein einfach ist?
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[huː'evə(r)]
pron
wer (auch immer); (acc) wen (auch immer); (dat) wem (auch immer); (= no matter who) einerlei or ganz gleich or egal (inf) wer/wen/wem

whoever told you that? — wer hat dir das denn (bloß) gesagt?

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whoever [ˌhuːˈevə(r)]
A rel pr
1. wer (auch) immer; jeder(mann), der;
gleich, wer:
whoever saw it was shocked jeder, der es sah, war empört;
whoever comes will be welcome wer (auch) immer kommt, ist willkommen
2. umg für academic.ru/82226/whomever">whomever
B int pr umg (= who ever) wer denn nur
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pronoun
1) wer [immer]

whoever comes will be welcome — jeder, der kommt, ist willkommen

2) (no matter who) wer ... auch

whoever you may be — wer Sie auch sind

3) (coll.): (who ever)

whoever could it be? — wer könnte das nur sein?

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pron.
wer auch immer pron.

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