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. 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. Informal

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.

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whatever [wɒtˈɛvə wət-]

pron

1. everything or anything that do whatever he asks you to

2. no matter what whatever he does, he is forgiven

3. Informal an unknown or unspecified thing or things take a hammer, chisel, or whatever

4. an intensive form of what, used in questions whatever can he have said to upset her so much?

determiner

an intensive form of what use whatever tools you can get hold of

adj

(postpositive) absolutely; whatsoever I saw no point whatever in continuing

interj

Informal an expression used to show indifference or dismissal

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 [wɒtˈevəʳ]

A. PRON

1. (= no matter what) whatever it may be → sea lo que sea
whatever he says → diga lo que diga
whatever happens → pase lo que pase
get it, whatever it costs → cómpralo, cueste lo que cueste
whatever the weather → haga el tiempo que haga

2. (= anything that) → lo que; (= everything that) → todo lo que
whatever you like → lo que quieras
do whatever you want → haz lo que quieras
we'll do whatever's necessary → haremos lo que haga falta
whatever you say (acquiescing) → lo que quieras
"I tell you I'm ill" - "whatever you say" (iro) → -te digo que estoy enfermo -sí, sí or -sí, lo que tú quieras
whatever I have is yours → todo lo que tengo es tuyo
whatever you find → todo lo que or cualquier cosa que encuentres
or whatever they're called → o como quiera que se llamen

3. (in questions) → qué
whatever do you mean? → ¿qué quieres decir?
whatever did you do? → ¿pero qué hiciste?
whatever did you say that for? → ¿a santo de qué dijiste eso?

4. (= other similar things) you can put your pyjamas, sponge bag and whatever in here → aquí puedes guardar el pijama, el neceser y todas esas cosas

B. ADJ

1. (= any) → cualquier; (= all) → todo
whatever book you choose → cualquier libro que elijas
whatever books you choose → cualquier libro de los que elijas
give me whatever change you've got → dame todo el cambio que tengas

2. (= no matter what) whatever problems you've got, we'll help → nosotros te ayudaremos, tengas el problema que tengas

3. (in questions) → qué
whatever time is it? → ¿qué hora podrá ser?
whatever help will that be? → ¿para qué servirá eso?

C. ADV (with negative) → en absoluto
nothing whatever → nada en absoluto
it's no use whatever → no sirve para nada
he said nothing whatever of interest → no dijo nada en absoluto que tuviera interés

whatever [^hwɒtˈɛvə^r]

adj (= any)
We can help with whatever problems you have → Nous pouvons vous aider à résoudre tous les problèmes que vous pourriez rencontrer.
Whatever doubts he might have had about Ingrid were all over now → Quels qu'aient été ses doutes sur Ingrid, ils étaient maintenant entièrement dissipés.

pron

(= anything, regardless of what)
Do whatever is necessary → Faites tout ce qui sera nécessaire.
People will judge you whatever you do → Les gens vous jugeront quoi que vous fassiez.
Franklin could do pretty much whatever he pleased → Franklin était libre de faire tout ce qu'il voulait ou presque.
"I love you," he said. - "Whatever that means," she said → "Je t'aime" dit-il. "Allez savoir ce que ça veut dire" répondit-elle.
whatever happens → quoi qu'il arrive
whatever you do (when giving advice) → quoi qu'il arrive, sous aucun prétexte
Whatever you do, don't touch that switch → Quoi que vous fassiez, ne touchez pas à cet interrupteur.

(= whatsoever) no reason whatever → absolument aucune raison
nothing whatever → absolument rien
There's nothing whatever we can do about it → Nous ne pouvons absolument rien y faire.
There's no doubt whatever about it → Il n'y a absolument aucun doute à ce sujet.

(for emphasis) (= what)
Whatever is the matter? → Que se passe-t-il donc?
Whatever are you crying for? → Pourquoi donc pleures-tu?

or whatever → ou quoi que ça soit d'autre

whatever! (as reply showing indifference) → tout ce que vous voulez

whatever

pron

→ was (auch) (immer); (= no matter what) → egal was, ganz gleich was; whatever you like → was (immer) du (auch) möchtest; shall we go home now? — whatever you like or say → gehen wir jetzt nach Hause? — ganz wie du willst; whatever it’s called → egal wie es heißt, soll es heißen, wie es will; … or whatever they’re called → … oder wie sie sonst heißen; or whatever → oder sonst (so) etwas

(interrog) → was … wohl; (impatiently) → was zum Kuckuck (inf); whatever does he want? → was will er wohl?, was er wohl will?; (impatiently) → was, zum Kuckuck, will er denn?; whatever do you mean? → was meinst du denn bloß?

adj

→ egal welche(r, s), welche(r, s) (auch) (immer); whatever book you choose → welches Buch Sie auch wählen; whatever else you do → was immer du or egal was du auch sonst machst; for whatever reasons → aus welchen Gründen auch immer

(with neg) → überhaupt, absolut; nothing whatever → überhaupt or absolut gar nichts; it’s of no use whatever → es hat überhaupt or absolut keinen Zweck

(interrog) whatever good can come of it? → was kann daraus nur Gutes werden?; whatever reason can he have? → was für einen Grund kann er nur or bloß or wohl haben?; whatever else will he do? → was wird er nur or bloß or wohl noch alles machen?

whatever [wɒtˈɛvəʳ]

1. pron

a. (anything that) → (tutto) ciò che, (tutto) quello che; (no matter what) → qualsiasi or qualunque cosa + sub
do whatever you want → fa' quello or ciò che vuoi
do whatever is necessary → fai qualunque cosa sia necessaria
whatever happens → qualsiasi or qualunque cosa succeda
whatever it costs → costi quello che costi
or whatever they're called → o come caspita si chiamano

b. (emphatic) whatever do you mean? → cosa vorresti dire?
whatever did you do that for? → perché mai l'hai fatto?

2. adj & adv (any) whatever book you choose → qualsiasi or qualunque libro tu scelga; (all) give me whatever money you've got → dammi i soldi che hai
nothing whatever → proprio niente
it's no use whatever → non serve proprio a nulla
no reason whatever or whatsoever → nessuna ragione al mondo

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whatever [wɒtˈɛvəʳ]

1. pron

a. (anything that) → (tutto) ciò che, (tutto) quello che; (no matter what) → qualsiasi or qualunque cosa + sub
do whatever you want → fa' quello or ciò che vuoi
do whatever is necessary → fai qualunque cosa sia necessaria
whatever happens → qualsiasi or qualunque cosa succeda
whatever it costs → costi quello che costi
or whatever they're called → o come caspita si chiamano

b. (emphatic) whatever do you mean? → cosa vorresti dire?
whatever did you do that for? → perché mai l'hai fatto?

2. adj & adv (any) whatever book you choose → qualsiasi or qualunque libro tu scelga; (all) give me whatever money you've got → dammi i soldi che hai
nothing whatever → proprio niente
it's no use whatever → non serve proprio a nulla
no reason whatever or whatsoever → nessuna ragione al mondo