亚洲网紅露点

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whatever

[ wuht-ev-er, wot-, wuht-, hwuht-, hwot-, hwuht- ]

pronoun

  1. anything that (usually used in relative clauses):

    Whatever you say is all right with me.

  2. (used relatively to indicate a quantity of a specified or implied antecedent):

    Take whatever you like of these.

  3. no matter what:

    Do it, whatever happens.

  4. any or any one of a number of things whether specifically known or not:

    papers, magazines, or whatever.

  5. what (used interrogatively):

    Whatever do you mean?



adjective

  1. in any amount; to any extent:

    whatever merit the work has.

  2. no matter what:

    whatever rebuffs he might receive.

  3. being what or who it may be:

    Whatever the reason, he refuses to go.

  4. of any kind (used as an intensifier following the noun or pronoun it modifies):

    any person whatever.

interjection

  1. (used to indicate indifference to a state of affairs, situation, previous statement, etc.)

whatever

/ w蓹t-; w蓲t藞蓻v蓹 /

pronoun

  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?

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

  1. an intensive form of what

    use whatever tools you can get hold of

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. postpositive absolutely; whatsoever

    I saw no point whatever in continuing

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. informal.
    an expression used to show indifference or dismissal
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of whatever1

Middle English word dating back to 1300鈥50; what, ever
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Idioms and Phrases

see or whatever .
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Example Sentences

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The show challenges you in ways you don鈥檛 expect, and it teaches you to adapt and push through whatever comes your way.

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鈥淗e wants to, you know, further his career so he鈥檚 going to back whatever horse is winning the race,鈥 Tone said.

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Just metal cans and whatever dried goods we can scavenge.

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You know, I never planned it and the opportunity just presented itself each time and when I was fortunate enough 鈥 and with my experience, whatever level, got me to the next level.鈥

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Growing up Japanese American in Southern California, Saki Watanabe had plenty of role models who showed her she could be whatever she wanted to be.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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