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whatever

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Synonyms: whateer, whate'er, what ever, whatsoever, whenever, whoever, wherever, whomever, whyever, whitener, waterer

Antonyms: whateer, whate'er, what ever, whatsoever, whenever, whoever, wherever, whomever, whyever, whitener, waterer

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|slang}} A thing or person whose actual name is [[unknown]] or [[forgotten]].

Determiner

  1. {{lb|en|interrogative}} {{U|what}} [[ever]]; {{n-g|emphatic form of 'what'.}}
  2. {{U|regardless of}} the ... that; for any ... that. <!-- Appears to be a kind of fusion of a preposition and a determiner with embedded relative pronoun to boot. Is there a term for this? -->
  3. {{U|any}} ... that; of no matter what type or kind that.
  4. {{U|any}}; of no matter what type or kind.

Pronoun

  1. {{lb|en|interrogative}} [[what|What]] [[ever]]; {{n-g|emphasised form of 'what', used to ask which thing, event, circumstance, etc.}}
  2. [[regardless of|Regardless of]] anything that. <!-- Appears to be a kind of fusion of preposition and pronoun, with embedded relative pronoun to boot. Is there a term for this? -->
  3. {{lb|en|fused relative}} [[anything|Anything]] that; [[all]] that.
  4. {{lb|en|informal}} [[anything|Anything]]; thing(s) of unspecified kind, or no matter what kind; {{non-gloss|sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options}}.

Adverb

  1. {{senseid|en|whatsoever, at all}} {{lb|en|negative polarity}} [[at all|At all]]; [[in any way]]; [[whatsoever#Adverb|whatsoever]].
  2. {{senseid|en|interrogative}} {{lb|en|interrogative}} In what way; to what extent.

Interjection

  1. {{senseid|en|interjection}} {{lb|en|colloquial}} {{n-g|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 {{glossary|ellipsis}} of ''[[whatever you say]]'', implying feigned deference: ''whatever you say [apparently must be true]''.}}

Adjective

  1. {{lb|en|colloquial}} [[unexceptional|Unexceptional]] or [[unimportant]]; [[blah]].

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|colloquial}} Something whose exact kind or nature is unimportant; a [[thingy]].

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