anything that (usually used in relative clauses): Whatever 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): Whatever 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: Whatever 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.)
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Origin of whatever
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at what, ever
Words nearby whatever
what'd, what-do-you-call-it, what do you know, what do you take me for?, whate'er, whatever, whatevs, what for, what gives, what goes around comes around, what have you