whatever
A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgottenA thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
» You can take whatever you like.
Можеш взяти будь-який, що тобі до сподоби. — Ahha
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2 senses(slang)A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
(colloquial)Something whose exact kind or nature is unimportant; a thingy.
Examples
1686 sentencesYou can take whatever you like.
Можеш взяти будь-який, що тобі до сподоби. — Ahha
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
Do whatever you have to do.
Роби те, що мусиш. — deniko
ruДелай что должен. — sharptoothed
deTu, was immer du tun musst. — Felixjp
You can have whatever you want.
Можеш взяти, що хочеш. — deniko
ruМожете есть что хотите. — marafon
Let Tom read whatever he wants.
Хай Том читає, що хоче. — deniko
Origin
From Middle English whatever. By surface analysis, what + -ever.From Middle English whatever. By surface analysis, what + -ever.
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Forms
plural: whateversWord family
171 related wordsCollocations
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