English
rank|George|influence|March|668|whatever|reach|secret|showed
Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/��t��v�/
a|GenAm? IPA|/��t��v�/
audio|en-us-whatever.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|�v�(r)
Determiner
en-det
- No matter which; for any'
#: Whatever choice you make, there will be consequences.
Translations
trans-top|no matter which; for any
Danish: uanset
Dutch: welke ... ook
French: quel que soit, n'importe quel m, n'importe quelle f
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Kurdish: KUchar|���ر��
Swedish: vad som helst
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Pronoun
en-pron|desc=indefinite Pronoun
- Anything that.
#: Whatever you say is fine with me.
trans-top|anything
Danish: hvad end, alt hvad, hvad som helst
Dutch: maakt niet uit
French: quoi que
German: was immer
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Polish: cokolwiek
Swedish: vad som helst
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Interjection
en-intj
- A holophrastic expression used discourteously to indicate that the speaker does not consider the matter worthy of further discussion.
#:Parent: For the last time, clean up your room!
#:Child: Whatever.
- Anything; used to indicate that the speaker does not care which of several options should be chosen.
#:Co-worker: Do you want Chinese or Mexican for lunch today?
#:Other co-worker: Whatever.
Usage notes
Tone of voice is particularly important here in playing up or playing down the dismissive quality of the word.
Synonyms
so what
whoopee do
Translations
trans-top|indicating the matter is not worthy of further discussion
German: wie dem auch sei
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Slovene: karkoli
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trans-top|anything
Danish: hvad som helst, (det er) ligegyldigt
French: n'importe quoi (1), peu importe (2)
German: egal
trans-mid
Slovene: karkoli
Spanish: no importa, da igual
Swedish: vad som helst
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Related terms
however
howsoever
whatsoever
whenever
whensoever
wherever
wheresoever
whichever
whoever
whomever
whomsoever
whosoever
wherever
wheresoever
whyever
whysoever
es:whatever
fr:whatever
it:whatever
hu:whatever
simple:whatever
fi:whatever
ta:whatever
te:whatever
vi:whatever
zh:whatever
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