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Definition of whatever adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

whatever

adverb

NAmE//wət̮ˈɛvər//

, NAmE//wɑt̮ˈɛvər//

(also what‧so‧ev‧er

NAmE//ˌwʌtsoʊˈɛvər//

, NAmE//ˌwɑtsoʊˈɛvər//

) no.., nothing, none, etc. whatever

not at all; not of any kind They received no help whatever. “Is there any doubt about it?” “None whatsoever.”

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