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whatever
[ wuht-ev-er, wot-, wuht-, hwuht-, hwot-, hwuht- ]
pronoun
- anything that (usually used in relative clauses):
ever you say is all right with me.
- (used relatively to indicate a quantity of a specified or implied antecedent):
Take whatever you like of these.
- no matter what:
Do it, whatever happens.
- any or any one of a number of things whether specifically known or not:
papers, magazines, or whatever.
- what (used interrogatively):
ever do you mean?
adjective
- in any amount; to any extent:
whatever merit the work has.
- no matter what:
whatever rebuffs he might receive.
- being what or who it may be:
ever the reason, he refuses to go.
- of any kind (used as an intensifier following the noun or pronoun it modifies):
any person whatever.
interjection
- (used to indicate indifference to a state of affairs, situation, previous statement, etc.)
whatever
/ wət-; wɒtˈɛvə /
pronoun
- everything or anything that
do whatever he asks you to
- no matter what
whatever he does, he is forgiven
- informal.an unknown or unspecified thing or things
take a hammer, chisel, or whatever
- an intensive form of what, used in questions
whatever can he have said to upset her so much?
determiner
- an intensive form of what
use whatever tools you can get hold of
adjective
- postpositive absolutely; whatsoever
I saw no point whatever in continuing
interjection
- informal.an expression used to show indifference or dismissal
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see or whatever .Example Sentences
Provided Doncic recovers from whatever made him vomit over and over in the hours leading up to the Game 3, the Lakers have two of the best players in the league in him and James.
“If Luke wants to settle it, I get down really well. Anything. Muay Thai, whatever.”
is clear is that Putin and Trump are determined to bring their countries closer - whatever happens with the Ukraine peace process.
Armed with whatever passed for cookware in my under-equipped kitchen, he made everything work.
"Our professional clubs, whatever their size, are a source of local and national pride," said Kogan.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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