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whatever

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noun/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə//wɒtˈɛv.ə//wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/
  1. 1

    A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.slang

    • As far as I'm concerned Alec is dead. Whatever they've got in there, that...whatever.
det/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə//wɒtˈɛv.ə//wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/
  1. 1

    What ever; emphatic form of 'what'.interrogative

    • Good heavens! Whatever time is it?!
  2. 2

    Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.

    • Whatever your choice, there will be consequences.
    • I will stick with you, whatever fate befalls us.
  3. 3

    Any ... that; of no matter what type or kind that.

    • Whatever doubts I had were quickly dispelled.
    • Write down whatever thoughts come into your mind.
  4. 4

    Any; of no matter what type or kind.

    • He must be stopped, whatever the cost.
pron/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə//wɒtˈɛv.ə//wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/
  1. 1

    What ever; emphasised form of 'what', used to ask which thing, event, circumstance, etc.interrogative

    • Whatever do you mean?
  2. 2

    Regardless of anything that.

    • Whatever he does, he will still lose the game.
    • Whatever happens, stay calm.
  3. 3

    Anything that; all that.

    • Do whatever works.
    • I’ll do whatever I can.
  4. 4

    Anything; thing(s) of unspecified kind, or no matter what kind; sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options.informal

    • I don't need any of this stuff, so take whatever.
adv/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə//wɒtˈɛv.ə//wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/
  1. 1

    At all; in any way; whatsoever.not-comparable

    • There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion.
  2. 2

    In what way; to what extent.interrogativenot-comparable

    • Whatever does it matter now?
intj/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə//wɒtˈɛv.ə//wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/
  1. 1

    A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further. Sometimes conceived as an ellipsis of whatever you say, implying feigned deference: whatever you say [apparently must be true].colloquial

    • Near-synonyms: meh, so what
    • So you broke it? Whatever! Get a grip.
adj/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə//wɒtˈɛv.ə//wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/
  1. 1

    Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.colloquial

    • All in all, I guess I shouldn't be complaining, but the rest of the show, imho, was very whatever-ish.
    • She's like so whatever / You can do so much better
noun/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə//wɒtˈɛv.ə//wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/
  1. 1

    Something whose exact kind or nature is unimportant; a thingy.colloquial

    • How would you feel if you're a plant elf, and your daily bonus is tied to the number of whatevers you produce, and then this big clumsy thing barges in and knocks your rate back for the whole week?
    • I think it's the HYDRA, the group of whatevers that rule the world, those elitists that laugh at us, joke about their environmentalist sheeples doing their bidding while they sip the best wine on the planet, ride around in private jets, […]

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