Meaning

4 senses
  1. (interrogative)What ever; emphatic form of 'what'.

    Good heavens! Whatever time is it?!

  2. Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.

    Whatever your choice, there will be consequences.

    I will stick with you, whatever fate befalls us.

    was auch immer, Jacke wie Hose

    како́й бы ниkakój by ni, любо́йljubój, како́й бы то ни́ бы́лоkakój by to ní býlo

    будь-яки́йbudʹ-jakýj

  3. Any ... that; of no matter what type or kind that.

    Whatever doubts I had were quickly dispelled.

    Write down whatever thoughts come into your mind.

  4. Any; of no matter what type or kind.

    He must be stopped, whatever the cost.

Examples

1686 sentences
  1. You can take whatever you like.

    Можеш взяти будь-який, що тобі до сподоби. — Ahha

  2. You can say whatever you want.

    Можеш казати все, що захочеш. — deniko

    ruТы можешь сказать все, что хочешь. — Balamax

    deDu kannst sagen, was auch immer du willst. — Yorwba

  3. Do whatever you have to do.

    Роби те, що мусиш. — deniko

    ruДелай что должен. — sharptoothed

    deTu, was immer du tun musst. — Felixjp

  4. You can have whatever you want.

    Можеш взяти, що хочеш. — deniko

    ruМожете есть что хотите. — marafon

  5. Let Tom read whatever he wants.

    Хай Том читає, що хоче. — deniko

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
regardless of the … that; for any … that:
Русский
By meaning 1
regardless of the … that; for any … that:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
regardless of the … that; for any … that:

Origin

From Middle English whatever. By surface analysis, what + -ever.

From Middle English whatever. By surface analysis, what + -ever.

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Word family

4 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • to do whatever
  • can do whatever
  • will do whatever
  • whatever happens
  • may do whatever
  • whatever needs needs
  • eat whatever
  • could do whatever
  • can say whatever
  • buy whatever
  • whatever happened to
  • do whatever needs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whatever — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto