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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024what•ev•er /hwʌtˈɛvɚ, hwɑt-, hwət-, wʌt-, wɑt-, wət-/USA pronunciation pron. - anything that:Do whatever you like.
- no matter what:Do it, whatever happens.
- (used at the end of a list) any or any one of a number of things whether known or not:papers, magazines, or whatever.
- (used in questions) what?:Whatever do you mean?
adj. - in any amount;
to any extent:whatever merit the work has. - no matter what:Whatever problems you might have, we will help.
- being what or who it may be:Whatever the reason, she refuses to go.
- of any kind:[after a noun]She has no friends whatever.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024what•ev•er (hwut ev′ər, hwot-, hwət-, wut-, wot-, wət-),USA pronunciation pron. - 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?
adj. - 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.
interj. - (used to indicate indifference to a state of affairs, situation, previous statement, etc.)
- 1300–50; Middle English; see what, ever
+ interj. - (used to indicate indifference to a state of affairs, situation, previous statement, etc.)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whatever /wɒtˈɛvə wət-/ pron - 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
adj - (postpositive) absolutely; whatsoever: I saw no point whatever in continuing
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