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Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.
John le Carre

Meaning of "whatever" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHATEVER

whatever  [wɒtˈɛvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHATEVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whatever can act as an adjective, a pronoun, a determiner and an exclamation.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The pronoun is a word that replaces other terms that designate people or things at any given moment.

The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES WHATEVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of whatever in the English dictionary

The first definition of whatever in the dictionary is everything or anything that. Other definition of whatever is no matter what. Whatever is also an unknown or unspecified thing or things.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHATEVER


ever
ˈɛvə
however
haʊˈɛvə
howsoever
ˌhaʊsəʊˈɛvə
howsomever
ˌhaʊsəmˈɛvə
soever
səʊˈɛvə
whatsoever
ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə
whatsomever
ˌwɒtsəmˈɛvə
whenever
wɛnˈɛvə
whensoever
ˌwɛnsəʊˈɛvə
wheresoever
ˌwɛəsəʊˈɛvə
wherever
wɛərˈɛvə
whichever
wɪtʃˈɛvə
whichsoever
ˌwɪtʃsəʊˈɛvə
whithersoever
ˌwɪðəsəʊˈɛvə
whoever
huːˈɛvə
whomever
huːmˈɛvə
whomsoever
ˌhuːmsəʊˈɛvə
whosesoever
ˌhuːzsəʊˈɛvə
whosoever
ˌhuːsəʊˈɛvə
whyever
waɪˈɛvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHATEVER

what´s your poison?
what´s yours?
what´s-her-name
what´s-his-name
what´s-its-name
whata
whataboutery
whatabouts
whatchamacallit
whate´er
whaten
whatevs
whatness
whatnot
whatsit
whatsitsname
whatso
whatsoe´er
whatsoever
whatsomever

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHATEVER

achiever
believer
cantilever
clever
east coast fever
fever
first ever
for ever
forever
golden retriever
Labrador retriever
lever
live-forever
never
never-never
Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever
reliever
retriever
sever
spotted fever

Synonyms and antonyms of whatever in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whatever» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHATEVER

Find out the translation of whatever to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whatever from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whatever» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

任何事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cualquier cosa
570 millions of speakers

English

whatever
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जो कुछ भी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَهْمَا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

всякий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

qualquer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যাই হোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

n´importe quoi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

apa-apa sahajalah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alles (was wir wollen)
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

何でも
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어떤~이든
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apa wae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất cứ thứ gì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதுவாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जे काही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

her neyse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

qualsiasi cosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cokolwiek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

що завгодно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οτιδήποτε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

watter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vad som…än
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hva som helst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whatever

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHATEVER»

The term «whatever» is very widely used and occupies the 3.479 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHATEVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «whatever» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «whatever» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whatever

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «WHATEVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word whatever.
1
Michael Arndt
A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.
2
Richard Bach
One of the great cosmic laws, I think, is that whatever we hold in our thought will come true in our experience. When we hold something, anything, in our thought, then somehow coincidence leads us in the direction that we've been wishing to lead ourselves.
3
Kim Basinger
You lose your anonymity just like a helium balloon with a string. Therefore people are going to have their own opinion and they're going to write in whatever clever manner they desire.
4
Jamie Campbell Bower
Being able to do lead roles in pictures or onstage or whatever it is that you're doing in acting is obviously what you strive for because you want to better yourself as an actor and you want to better yourself as a person as well. But that does come with a lot of responsibility and a great deal of weight.
5
Jesse Bradford
I think I tend to live in sort of a meta state of existence where I'm always analyzing and analyzing whatever I'm going through at any given moment, and a lot of times I'll reflect back on and go, 'Oh look at that - if I acted this way when that happened, I might not have thought of that that way.'
6
Jeff Buckley
A tune has to resonate with whatever is happening around it.
7
Eric Carle
We have eyes, and we're looking at stuff all the time, all day long. And I just think that whatever our eyes touch should be beautiful, tasteful, appealing, and important.
8
John le Carre
Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.
9
Francis Ford Coppola
I believe that filmmaking - as, probably, is everything - is a game you should play with all your cards, and all your dice, and whatever else you've got. So, each time I make a movie, I give it everything I have. I think everyone should, and I think everyone should do everything they do that way.
10
David Cross
Religion triggers a lot of emotions in me, most of which stem from being raised Jewish in a very Baptist community in the South. I didn't believe any of it from an early age - the clubby quality of whatever religion or church you belonged to, Judaism included. It just struck me as foolish.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHATEVER»

Discover the use of whatever in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whatever and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Whatever
Just thirty, with a well-paid job, no love life and a terrible attitude, the anti-hero of this grim, funny novel smokes four packs of cigarettes a day and writes weird animal stories in his spare time.
Michel Houellebecq, 2011
2
Whatever You Say I Am: The Life And Times Of Eminem
Whatever You Say I Am - based on exclusive interviews with members of Eminem's family, key figures in the music business, sociologists and reviewers and featuring previously unpublished photographs - is the first book to reveal the man ...
Anthony Bozza, 2010
3
Whatever
"Whatever," says Billy. It doesn't matter what Dad shows him; whether it's the tallest giraffe or the smallest butterfly, the world's curliest trumpet or steamiest train... even a trip to outer space makes Billy say "Whatever".
William Bee, 2006
4
Whatever Else Happened to the Egyptians?: From the ...
What happens to a society that grows so quickly, when the habitable and cultivable land of the country is strictly limited?
Galal A. Amin, 2004
5
Whatever!
Humorous first person narratives.
Diana G. Gallagher, 2007
6
And the Heart Says Whatever
These are essays about failing at pet parenthood, suspending lust during the long moment in which a dude selects the perfect soundtrack from his iTunes library, and leaving one life behind to begin a new one (but still taking the G train ...
Emily Gould, 2010
7
Whatever After #3: Sink or Swim
Splash! This time, Abby's magic mirror sucks her into the tale of the Little Mermaid. Abby and her little brother Jonah get pulled through the mirror in their basement again--into the story of the Little Mermaid!
Sarah Mlynowski, 2013
8
Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem ...
Carefully researched and deeply affecting, this is a dispatch from inside the most daring and potentially transformative social experiment of our time. This e-book includes a sample chapter of HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED.
Paul Tough, 2009
9
Whatever: A New Collection of Later Essays, 1987-2001
It is now the trendy equivalent of saying, all right, have it your way, but this is my take on the subject. The essays in this book are offered in that spirit." --from the Preface
Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, 2002
10
Whatever You Like
By day, Lena Morrison is an ambitious grant writer.
Maureen Smith, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHATEVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whatever is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Whatever happened to the 1970s football hooligans?
For three decades from the 1970s, British football hooligans terrorised the terraces at home and abroad. Young men, faces twisted and snarled with hate, were ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Whatever Happened to Religious Freedom?
With nationwide same-sex marriage now in its pocket, the gay-rights movement is turning quickly to the next item on its agenda: outlawing discrimination based ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Whatever Happened to Knowledge Management?
I would never claim to have invented knowledge management, but I confess to an intimate involvement with it. I co-authored (with my friend Larry Prusak) one of ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
4
Inside Whatever, USA: Bud Light's Party Town as 'Content Factory'
With Whatever, USA, Bud Light is using insights about millennials—that they value experience more than material possessions and that they fear missing out on ... «Adweek, Jun 15»
5
Whatever happened to Psy and K-pop's bid to conquer the world?
For a while, it was impossible to move without Gangnam Style pounding the eardrums — whether it was SuperBowl commercials, flash mobs, primetime TV ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
6
Jared Evan - The Art Form Of Whatever [New Mixtape]
The surprise trend continues today as Jared Evan decides to join in on the fun and release a brand new project out of the blue called The Art Form OF Whatever. «HotNewHipHop, Jun 15»
7
Welcome to Whatever, USA, Bud Light's Big Party for a Few Fans
Last year Bud Light took experiential marketing to a new level with its secret party town, Whatever, USA, which turned Crested Butte, Colo., into a giant, ... «Adweek, May 15»
8
Bud Light Whatever, USA Festivals Are The Future Of Partying
Last year's inaugural Whatever, USA rewarded 1,000 #UpForWhatever consumers with an unforgettable weekend that included branded jets, LED suits, drag ... «Your EDM, May 15»
9
Defiant schoolgirl thug jailed over viral video answers 'whatever
A schoolgirl thug jailed over a video of her assault on a boy told magistrates 'whatever, whatever, whatever, whatever' when asked to list her address. «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
10
Maria Bello: Im a Sexual Whatever
When it comes to her sexuality, an area of modern life around which society obsesses with labels, Bello is a self-described “Whatever.” She also sees as limiting ... «Daily Beast, May 15»

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