whatever

(Anglais)

Noun

A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.

Det

1. (interrogative) What ever; emphatic form of 'what'.
2. Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.
3. Any ... that; of no matter what type or kind that.
4. Any; of no matter what type or kind.

Pron

1. (interrogative) What ever; emphasised form of 'what', used to ask which thing, event, circumstance, etc.
2. Regardless of anything that.
3. Anything that; all that.
4. (informal) Anything; thing(s) of unspecified kind, or no matter what kind; sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) At all; in any way; whatsoever.
2. (interrogative, not-comparable) In what way; to what extent.

Intj

A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further. Sometimes conceived as an ellipsis of whatever you say, implying feigned deference: whatever you say [apparently must be true].

Adj

Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʍɒtˈɛvə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: whatever

In summary

From Middle English whatever. By surface analysis, what + ever.

Concepts

quoi que

quel que soit

n’importe quoi

n’importe quel

peu importe

quelque

n’importe quelle

quelconque

bof

sorte

de toute façon

n’importe

pas le moindre

quoi que ce soit

tout ce que

à quel point

n'importe quel

n'importe quoi

n'importe quelle

comment

complètement

entièrement

espèce

n’importe qui

pourquoi

quiconque

quoi

Synonymes

anything

whichever

whatsoever

whoever

any

what

however

anyone

how

all

anyway

something

someone

no matter

never mind

up to you

no matter what

regardless of

as you wish

OK

🆗

that which

he who

even

entirety

how much

in any case

in what way

entire

nevertheless

no

🙅

either

none

nonetheless

one and all

on the contrary

regardless

what sort of

some

somehow

each

at all

something or other

any kind of

whatnot

all right

whether

which

agreeable

acceptable

who knows

Traductions

qualsiasi

quisquis

was auch immer

cualquier

hangi

ne

qualunque

was immer

wat dan ook

cokolwiek

egal

no importa

da igual

qualsivoglia

was auch