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Definitions for Whatever

[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?
[6] in any amount; to any extent: whatever merit the work has.
[7] no matter what: whatever rebuffs he might receive.
[8] being what or who it may be: Whatever the reason, he refuses to go.
[9] of any kind (used as an intensifier following the noun or pronoun it modifies): any person whatever.
[10] (used to indicate indifference to a state of affairs, situation, previous statement, etc.)
[11] everything or anything that do whatever he asks you to
[12] no matter what whatever he does, he is forgiven
[13] informal an unknown or unspecified thing or things take a hammer, chisel, or whatever
[14] an intensive form of what, used in questions whatever can he have said to upset her so much?
[15] an intensive form of what use whatever tools you can get hold of
[16] (postpositive) absolutely; whatsoever I saw no point whatever in continuing
[17] informal an expression used to show indifference or dismissal

Words related to Whatever

whatsoever, any, everything

Words nearby Whatever

whata, whataboutery, whataboutism, whatchamacallit, whate'er, whatever, whatevs, whatnot, whatsis, whatsit, whatsoe'er

Origin of Whatever

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at what, ever

Synonyms for Whatever

whatsoever, any, everything