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whatever
adjective
pronoun
interjection
Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.
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Pronunciation
/wɒtˈɛvə/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.
At all, absolutely, whatsoever.
“There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion.”
pronoun
No matter what; for any
“Whatever he does, he will still lose the game.”
(relative) Anything; sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options.
“I’ll do whatever I can.”
interjection
(dismissive) A holophrastic expression used discourteously to indicate that the speaker does not consider the matter worthy of further discussion.
“"For the last time, brush your teeth!" "Whatever!"”
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Example Sentences
There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion.
Whatever he does, he will still lose the game.
I’ll do whatever I can.
"For the last time, brush your teeth!" "Whatever!"
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