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Definition of WHATEVER

: in any case : whatever the case may be —sometimes used interjectionally to suggest the unimportance of an issue or decision between alternatives <go see a movie, watch TV,— whatever>

Examples of WHATEVER

  1. <whatever the reviews say, I still think it was a great play>

First Known Use of WHATEVER

1870

Related to WHATEVER

Synonyms: anyhow, anyway, anyways [chiefly dialect], regardless
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