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whatever
/hwʌt̬ˈev·ər/, /hwɑt̬ˈev·ər/ adv, pronoun, determinerDefinition
B1 anything or everything: He eats whatever I put in front of him.
› used to say that what happens is not important because it does not change a situation: Whatever happens I’ll still love you.
(Definition of whatever advpronoundeterminer from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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