Definitions for whatever
ʰwʌtˈɛv ər, ʰwɒt-, ʰwət-, wʌt-, wɒt-, wət-what·ev·er

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. any(a), whatever, whatsoeveradjective

   one or some or every or all without specification

   "give me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever is left"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. whateverpronoun

   Anything; used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options.

2. whateveradjective

   Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.

   Whatever choice you make, there will be consequences.

3. whateveradjective

   No matter which; for any

   Whatever choice you make, there will be consequences.

4. whateveradjective

   Anything that.

   Whatever you say is fine with me.

5. whateverinterjection

   A holophrastic expression used discourteously to indicate that the speaker does not consider the matter worthy of further discussion.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Whatever, Whatso, Whatsoeverpronouns.

   Whatso is not now in use.

   Etymology: from what and soever.

   1. Having one nature or another; being one or another either generically, specifically or numerically.

   To forfeit all your goods, lands, tenements,
   Castles, and whatsoever, and to be
   Out of the king’s protection. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   If thence he ’scape into whatever world. John Milton.

   In whatsoever shape he lurk I’ll know. John Milton.

   Wisely restoring whatsoever grace
   It lost by change of times, or tongues or place. John Denham.

   Holy writ abounds in accounts of this nature, as much as any other history whatsoever. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   No contrivance, no prudence whatsoever can deviate from his scheme, without leaving us worse than it found us. Francis Atterbury.

   Thus whatever successive duration shall be bounded at one end, and be all past and present, must come infinitely short of infinity. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   Whatever is read differs as much from what is repeated without book, as a copy does from an original. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Any thing, be it what it will.

   Whatsoever our liturgy hath more than theirs, they cut it off. Richard Hooker.

   Whatever thing
   The scythe of time mows down, devour. John Milton.

   3. The same, be it this or that.

   Be whate’er Vitruvius was before. Alexander Pope.

   4. All that; the whole that; all particulars that.

   From hence he views with his black lidded eye,
   Whatso the heaven in his wide vault contains. Edmund Spenser.

   Whate’er the ocean pales or sky inclips
   Is thine. William Shakespeare.

   At once came forth whatever creeps. John Milton.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Whatever

   anything soever which; the thing or things of any kind; being this or that; of one nature or another; one thing or another; anything that may be; all that; the whole that; all particulars that; -- used both substantively and adjectively

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1. Whatever

   "Whatever" is the sixth song performed by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki, for her album Loveppears. The song was written by Hamsaki herself, composed by Kazuhito Kikuchi and produced by Max Matsuura. The song is a trance and electronic dance. The album version, which is the Dub 1999 Remix was released as the single version. The J Version was released with the single version. It is over seven minutes long. "Whatever" peaked at number 5 on the Japanese Oricon charts. In the music video, it features Hamasaki in a white baby-blue room where water falls, where she is sitting on a seat in a white suit. In the video, small intercut scenes of a boy in an angel costume is seen. Critical reception was mostly positive from critics. The song was released February 10, 1999 in Japan, and later released worldwide digitally.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whatever' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #916

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whatever' in Written Corpus Frequency: #332

Anagrams for whatever »

1. everwhat

How to pronounce whatever?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say whatever in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whatever in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whatever in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of whatever in a Sentence

1. Bryan Greene:

   Buyers can say whatever they want and can send letters.

2. Kevin Love:

   It gutted us to lose Evan, whether it’s for a game, two games, three games or whatever it may be, we need to keep fighting and hope that he recovers quickly and can be out there with us because he means so much to the team.

3. Zabihullah Mujahid:

   Whatever developments occur during the Doha talks, we share it with journalists.

4. Nikki Fried:

   We can build a state that gives power back to you, listen, this won't be easy. Those in power will do whatever harm it takes to stay there. But I have spent my whole life taking on the system. I am unafraid, I'm tested, I am ready.

5. Martha McKittrick:

   One guy I counseled lost 80 pounds. ... He's been on a fairly rigid plan -- mostly fruit, protein and vegetables -- but this is what he wanted. Now he's excited about taking one day a week to have three pieces of pizza or whatever he desires... and he's excited about it and looking forward to it.

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