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[wɒtˈevə]
grammar word summary: Whatever can be: ■ a relative pronoun: You can choose whatever you like. ■ a determiner: We'll be ready at whatever time you get here. ■ a question pronoun: Whatever do you mean? ■ a conjunction: We must stay together whatever happens. ■ an adverb: There is nothing whatever to worry about.
1) anything or everything used for referring to anything or everything that happens or is available, needed, wanted etc
Now you are free to do whatever you want.[/ex]
We shall be grateful for whatever help you can give us.[/ex]
2) when sth does not matter used for saying that what happens or what is true is not important, because it makes no difference to the situation
You know that you have our full support whatever you decide.[/ex]
3) sth you do not know used for referring to something when you do not know what it is
He said there were ‘technical difficulties', whatever that means.[/ex]
4) at all used with a noun for emphasis in a negative statement
I have no intention whatever of leaving.[/ex]
5) emphasizing a question spoken
used instead of ‘what' in a question for showing that you are surprised, upset, or annoyed
Whatever are you doing?[/ex]
6) used as an annoyed reply spoken
used for showing that you are annoyed about something, or that you do not care about it, but that you will accept it
‘They say we all have to come in for the meeting on Saturday.' ‘Whatever.'[/ex]

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