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ər, ʰwɒt-, ʰwət-, wʌt-, wɒt-, wət- 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
6.
in any amount; to any extent: whatever merit the work has.
7.
no matter what: whatever rebuffs he might receive.
9.
of any kind (used as an intensifier following the noun or pronoun it modifies): any person whatever.
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interjection
10.
(used to indicate indifference to a state of affairs, situation, previous statement, etc.)
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| —pron | |
| 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? |
| —determiner | |
| 5. | an intensive form of what: use whatever tools you can get hold of |
| —adj | |
| 6. | (postpositive) absolutely; whatsoever: I saw no point whatever in continuing |
| —interj | |
| 7. | informal an expression used to show indifference or dismissal |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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