whatever A2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words Also spelled wotever US /wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/ UK /ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/ See IPA manual Freq #394 Meanings 1 pron Anything or everything that. You can order whatever you like from the menu. 2 pron No matter what; regardless of what. Whatever he says, don't believe him. 3 det Any kind of, of no matter what type. Take whatever books you need for the trip. 4 pron Used to ask a question with surprise, an emphatic form of 'what'. Whatever do you mean by that? Thesaurus Word family Derived forms what-so-everwhateverismwhateveristwhatevernesswhatsoever Related forms howsoever Etymology AI details From Middle English whatever. By surface analysis, what + ever. whatever Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # whatever **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** pron, det **IPA (US):** /wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 394 ## Meanings 1. Anything or everything that. 2. No matter what; regardless of what. 3. Any kind of, of no matter what type. 4. Used to ask a question with surprise, an emphatic form of 'what'. ## Examples - You can order whatever you like from the menu. - Whatever he says, don't believe him. - Take whatever books you need for the trip. - Whatever do you mean by that? ## Derived Forms - what-so-ever - whateverism - whateverist - whateverness - whatsoever ## Related Forms - howsoever ## Roots and Affixes - Root: whatever ## Etymology From Middle English whatever. By surface analysis, what + ever. ## AI Etymology Whatever is from Middle English whatever. By surface analysis, what + ever. A key historical form is Middle English whatever. In present-day use, it can mean anything or everything that, or no matter what; regardless of what. Derived formations include what-so-ever, whateverism, whateverist, whateverness, whatsoever. Related words include howsoever. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown