What does “whatever” mean?
- 1
pronounanything or everything that
Eat whatever you like.
- 2
pronounno matter what
Whatever happens, I’ll support you.
Whatever at a glance
- Part of speech
- pronoun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /wʌtˈɛvɚ/ · wut-EV-er
How to use “whatever” correctly
Said alone, “Whatever.” can sound rude, as if you don’t care. Be careful using it in reply to someone.
Common phrases with “whatever”
- whatever happens
- whatever you want
- or whatever
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
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- itself pronounB1used when a thing or animal doing an action is also affected by it
- herself pronounA2used when the woman or girl doing an action is also affected by it
- himself pronounA2used when the man or boy doing an action is also affected by it
- myself pronounA2used when the speaker is both the subject and object of a verb
- others pronounA2different people or things from the ones already mentioned
- themselves pronounA2used when the people doing an action are also affected by it
- whom pronounB2the object form of “who”; used in formal English
- yourself pronounA2used when the subject and object are the same person, “you”