whatever

what·ev·er  (hwt-vr, hwt-, wt-, wt-)

pron.

1. Everything or anything that: Do whatever you please.

2. What amount that; the whole of what: Whatever is left over is yours.

3. No matter what: Whatever happens, we'll meet here tonight.

4. Informal Which thing or things; what: Whatever does he mean?

5. Informal What remains and need not be mentioned; what have you: Please bring something to the party-pretzels, crackers, whatever.

adj.

1. Of any number or kind; any: Whatever requests you make will be granted.

2. All of; the whole of: She applied whatever strength she had left to the task.

3. Of any kind at all: No campers whatever may use the lake before noon.

interj.

Used to indicate indifference to or scorn for something, such as a remark or suggestion: We're having pizza tonight.-Whatever. I don't care.

Usage Note: Both whatever and what ever may be used in sentences such as Whatever (or What ever) made her say that? Critics have occasionally objected to the one-word form, but many respected writers have used it. The same is true of the forms whoever, whenever, wherever, and however. In adjectival uses, however, only the one-word form is used: Take whatever (not what ever) books you need.·When a clause beginning with whatever is the subject of a sentence, no comma should be used: Whatever you do is right. In most other cases, a comma is needed: Whatever you do, don't burn the toast.·When a noun followed by a restrictive clause is preceded by whichever or whatever, it is regarded as incorrect to introduce the clause with that in formal writing: whatever book that you want to look at; one should write instead Whatever book you want to look at will be sent to your office or Whichever book costs less (not that costs less) is fine with us. See Usage Notes at however, that.

---

whatever

pron

1. everything or anything that: I can handle whatever comes up

2. no matter what: whatever you do, keep your temper

3. Informal other similar or related things: a block of wood, rock, or whatever

4. an intensive form of what, used in questions: whatever gave you that impression?

Adjective

1. an intensive form of what: I can take whatever actions I deem necessary

2. at all: there is no foundation whatever for such opinions

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

whatever - 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" any, whatsoever some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"

Translations

whatever [wɔtˈɛvəʳ] adj whatever book you choose → cualquier libro que elijas pron do whatever is necessary → haga lo que sea necesario;

no reason whatever → ninguna razón en absoluto;

nothing whatever → nada en absoluto;

whatever it costs → cueste lo que cueste

whatever [wɔtˈɛvəʳ] adj take whatever book you prefer → prenez le livre que vous préférez, peu importe lequel;

whatever book you take → quel que soit le livre que vous preniez pron do whatever is necessary → faites (tout) ce qui est nécessaire;

whatever happens → quoi qu'il arrive;

no reason whatever or whatsoever → pas la moindre raison;

nothing whatever or whatsoever → rien du tout

whatever [wɔtˈɛvəʳ] adj whatever book → welches Buch auch immer pron do whatever is necessary/you want → tun Sie, was nötig ist/was immer Sie wollen;

whatever happens → was auch passiert;

no reason whatever or whatsoever → überhaupt kein Grund;

nothing whatever or whatsoever → überhaupt nichts

whatever [wɔtˈɛvəʳ] adj whatever book → qualunque or qualsiasi libro + sub pron do whatever is necessary/you want → faccia qualunque or qualsiasi cosa sia necessaria/lei voglia;

whatever happens → qualunque cosa accada;

no reason whatever or whatsoever → nessuna ragione affatto or al mondo;

whatever it costs → costi quello che costi