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whatever
[ wuht-ev-er, wot-, wuht-, hwuht-, hwot-, hwuht- ]
pronoun
- 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.)
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
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see or whatever .Example Sentences
And while he’s gathering clips to put together into a special, he’s willing to embrace whatever medium his audience favors.
In an update last week, Commons leader Lucy Powell said the government will take "whatever time is necessary" to develop a law which "meets the expectations" of the Hillsborough families.
Drivers can also participate in Pirelli tyre development tests in the latest cars, or whatever spec of car is required, if called upon.
What's more, With Love, Meghan was never going to change opinions of those who are already, for whatever reason, predisposed against her - just as her new podcast series is unlikely to.
"This government will continue to stand up for the rights of our MPs to speak their mind, whatever their party."
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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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