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View synonyms for whatever

whatever

[ wuht-ev-er, wot-, wuht-, hwuht-, hwot-, hwuht- ]

pronoun

  1. anything that (usually used in relative clauses):

    Whatever you say is all right with me.

  2. (used relatively to indicate a quantity of a specified or implied antecedent):

    Take whatever you like of these.

  3. no matter what:

    Do it, whatever happens.

  4. any or any one of a number of things whether specifically known or not:

    papers, magazines, or whatever.

  5. what (used interrogatively):

    Whatever do you mean?



adjective

  1. in any amount; to any extent:

    whatever merit the work has.

  2. no matter what:

    whatever rebuffs he might receive.

  3. being what or who it may be:

    Whatever the reason, he refuses to go.

  4. of any kind (used as an intensifier following the noun or pronoun it modifies):

    any person whatever.

interjection

  1. (used to indicate indifference to a state of affairs, situation, previous statement, etc.)

whatever

/ wət-; wɒtˈɛvə /

pronoun

  1. everything or anything that

    do whatever he asks you to

  2. no matter what

    whatever he does, he is forgiven

  3. informal.
    an unknown or unspecified thing or things

    take a hammer, chisel, or whatever

  4. an intensive form of what, used in questions

    whatever can he have said to upset her so much?

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determiner

  1. an intensive form of what

    use whatever tools you can get hold of

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adjective

  1. postpositive absolutely; whatsoever

    I saw no point whatever in continuing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. informal.
    an expression used to show indifference or dismissal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whatever1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; what, ever
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Idioms and Phrases

see or whatever .
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Example Sentences

But he, like many people using dating apps whatever their sexual identity, remains stoutly positive.

When twelve people are killed by violence, whoever they are, for whatever reason, that is a tragedy and a waste.

There was nobody that I read who was like, “This is just… whatever.”

Whatever the FBI says, the truthers will create alternative hypotheses that try to challenge the ‘official story.’

Morris searched for whatever strength was left in his malnourished body.

As such it is now presented to the public for whatever meed of praise or censure it is found to deserve.

I doubt that thirty persons per day are carried into or brought out of it by all public conveyances whatever.

Whatever the species, it is well to imitate the natural conditions as much as possible in the way of soil.

The sense of bearing on to the voice, or endeavoring to push the tone by any pressure whatever, should be absolutely avoided.

He had seen the act committed, he felt sure but had made no effort whatever to stop the thief.

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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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