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whichever

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which·ev·er  (hwch-vr, wch-)
pron.
Whatever one or ones.
adj.
Being any one or any number of a group: Read whichever books you please. It's a long trip whichever road you take. See Usage Note at whatever.

whichever
Adjective
1. any out of several: choose whichever line you feel more comfortable with
2. no matter which: whichever bridge you take, pause mid-stream for a look up and down the river
pron
1. any one or ones out of several: delete whichever is inapplicable
2. no matter which one or ones: whichever you choose, you must be consistent throughout
Translations
Spanish whichever [wɪtʃˈɛvəʳ] adj take whichever book you prefer → coja el libro que prefiera;
whichever book you take → cualquier libro que coja

French whichever [wɪtʃˈɛvəʳ] adj take whichever book you prefer → prenez le livre que vous préférez, peu importe lequel;
whichever book you take → quel que soit le livre que vous preniez;
whichever way you → de quelque façon que vous + sub

German whichever [wɪtʃˈɛvəʳ] adj take whichever book you want → nehmen Sie irgendein or ein beliebiges Buch;
whichever book you take → welches Buch Sie auch nehmen

Italian whichever [wɪtʃˈɛvəʳ] adj take whichever book you prefer → prenda qualsiasi libro che preferisce;
whichever book you take → qualsiasi libro prenda;
whichever way you ... → in qualunque modo lei ... + sub

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Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever way he approached them he was met by the horns of one of them.
But whichever of these we prefer some difficulty will arise.
Whether the flitting attendance of the one still and solitary jet had gradually worked upon Ahab, so that he was now prepared to connect the ideas of mildness and repose with the first sight of the particular whale he pursued; however this was, or whether his eagerness betrayed him; whichever way it might have been, no sooner did he distinctly perceive the white mass, than with a quick intensity he instantly gave orders for lowering.
 
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