English-Thai Dictionary

whatever

ADJ อะไรก็ตาม  ไม่ว่า อะไรก็ตาม  whatsoever ar-rai-kr-tam

 

whatever

PRON อะไร (ใช้ เพื่อ เน้น คำ ว่า  what ar-rai

 

whatever

PRON อะไรก็ตาม  whatsoever ar-rai-kr-tam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WHATEVER

pron. [what and ever. ] 1. Being this or that; being of one nature or another; being one thing or another; any thing that may be. Whatever is read, let it be read with attention. Whatever measure may be adopted, let it be with due caution. Whatever you do, let it be done with prudence.
2. All that; the whole that; all particulars that.
At once came forth whatever creeps.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WHATEVER

WHATEVER What *ev "er, pron.

 

Defn: Anything soever which; the thing or things of any kind; being this or that; of one nature or another; one thing or another; anything that may be; all that; the whole that; all particulars that; -- used both substantively and adjectively. Whatever fortune stays from his word. Shak. Whatever Earth, all-bearing mother, yields. Milton. Whatever be its intrinsic value. J. H. Newman.

 

Note: Whatever often follows a noun, being used elliptically. "There being no room for any physical discovery whatever " [sc. it may be ]. Whately.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

whatever

what ev er |(h )wətˈevər, ˌ (h )wät -wətˈevər | ▶relative pronoun & determiner used to emphasize a lack of restriction in referring to any thing or amount, no matter what: [ as pronoun ] : do whatever you like | [ as determiner ] : take whatever action is needed. • regardless of what: [ as pronoun ] : you have our support, whatever you decide | [ as determiner ] : whatever decision he made I would support it. ▶pronoun used for emphasis instead of “what ” in questions, typically expressing surprise or confusion: whatever is the matter? ▶adverb 1 [ with negative ] at all; of any kind (used for emphasis ): they received no help whatever. 2 informal no matter what happens: we told him we'd back him whatever. ▶exclam. informal said as a response indicating a reluctance to discuss something, implying indifference, skepticism, or exasperation: Joseph's commentary amounted to “Yeah, well. Whatever. ” PHRASES or whatever informal or anything similar: use chopped herbs, nuts, garlic, or whatever. whatever next see next. usage: In the sentence I will do whatever you ask of me (in which whatever = anything ), whatever is correctly spelled as one word. But in the interrogative sense ( what ever was Mary thinking? ), the emphasis is on ever, and it should be spelled as the two words what ever because ever is serving as an intensifier to the pronoun what. See also usage at however and wherever . word trends: The exclamation whatever is disliked intensely by many for the attitude of indifference and contempt it conveys. Popularized by the affluent Valley Girls of 1980s California, whatever has grown in use as a powerfully dismissive way to end a conversation ever since: "Whatever, " he said and pulled his hood up and swaggered off. It can also be used to imply disagreement with a preceding statement ( They are telling me it's about time I earned my own money. Whatever! ) or disbelief ( We found out later that she was casting for a major motion picture, and we were all like "Oh, yeah, whatever! "), and is even used as shorthand for everything seen to be wrong with the modern world, embodying apathy and refusal to accept responsibility: the board will probably brush this off, and say, "Hey, whatever! ".

 

Oxford Dictionary

whatever

what |ever |wɒtˈɛvə | ▶relative pronoun & determiner used to emphasize a lack of restriction in referring to any thing or amount, no matter what: [ as pronoun ] : do whatever you like | [ as determiner ] : take whatever action is needed. • regardless of what: [ as pronoun ] : you have our support, whatever you decide | [ as determiner ] : whatever decision he made I would support it. ▶interrogative pronoun used for emphasis instead of ‘what ’ in questions, typically expressing surprise or confusion: whatever is the matter? ▶adverb 1 [ with negative ] at all; of any kind (used for emphasis ): they received no help whatever. 2 informal no matter what happens: we told him we'd back him whatever. ▶exclamation informal said as a response indicating a reluctance to discuss something, often implying indifference: ‘I'll call you later. ’ I shrugged. ‘Whatever. ’. PHRASES or whatever informal or anything similar: use chopped herbs, nuts, garlic, or whatever. whatever next see next. word trends: The exclamation whatever is disliked intensely by many for the attitude of indifference and contempt it conveys. Popularized by the affluent Valley Girls of 1980s California, whatever has grown in use as a powerfully dismissive way to end a conversation ever since: ‘Whatever, ’ he said and pulled his hood up and swaggered off. It can also be used to imply disagreement with a preceding statement ( They are telling me it's about time I earned my own money, and everything will taste sweeter for it. Whatever! ) or disbelief ( we found out later that she was casting for a major motion picture, and we were all like ‘Oh, yeah, whatever! ’), and is even used as shorthand for everything seen to be wrong with the modern world, embodying apathy and refusal to accept responsibility: the chancellor will probably brush this off, and say, ‘hey, whatever! ’. See also usage at however .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

whatever

what ev er /(h )wʌtévə r , (h )wɑ́t -|wɔt -/ (!一般に文の中で強勢を受ける ) 代名詞 1 〖関係代名詞; 名詞節を導く 〗…する事 [物 ]を [は ]何でも [すべて ] (!関係代名詞whatの強意的な語; 通例単数扱い ) ▸ do whatever we want (to do )したい事を何でもする ▸ believe whatever one's sister says 姉が言う事は何でも信じる ▸ do whatever is necessary [it takes ] to save the patient 患者を救うために必要な事は何でもする ▸ It is advisable that you eat whatever is served at a home party .人の自宅でのパーティで出された物は何でも食べるのが望ましい 2 〖譲歩の副詞節を導いて 〗何を [が ]…しようとも , 何であろうとも ▸ Whatever [｟よりくだけて ｠No matter what ] happens, we must finish this work .何が起ころうとも, この仕事を終えなければならない (→成句 no matter what )▸ Whatever the truth (is [may be ]), they say the opposite .真実がどうであれ, 彼らは反対のことを言う (!(1 )時にwhatever節中にmayやmightを伴って内容の不確実性を強調する. (2 )｟コーパス ｠reason (s ), truth, type, situation, weather, result, problem, circumstances, source, decisionなどの語が主語でwhateverが補語のときbe動詞がしばしば省略される ) ▸ Whatever he's feeling, he doesn't show .どのように感じようとも, 彼はそれを表に出さない 3 ｟話 ｠(それが )何であるか (わからないが ), 何かそのようなもの ; その他何でも (!正確な言葉の意味や人 物の名前が不明な時に ) ▸ I saw the man you talked about, Mr. Baker, or whatever his name is .君が話していた男性, 名前はベイカーさんだったか, その人に会ったよ ▸ I h á ven't h é ard this d í alect (), or whatever it í s (↗), since then (↘).それ以来こういった方言みたいなものを聞いていない (!この句ではwhateverは無強勢 ) .4 ｟主に英話 ｠〖疑問代名詞 〗いったい何が [を ] (!(1 )驚き いらだちなどを表して (2 )疑問代名詞whatの強意的な語; この用法ではwhat everが正しいとする人もいる. (3 )｟米 ｠では ｟やや古 ｠に響くことがある ) ▸ Dave suddenly quit his job. Whatever happened to him? デイブは突然会社を辞めたが, いったい彼に何が起きたのだろう (≒… What the hell [on earth, ever ] happened to him? →hell 1 語法 )5 ｟話 ｠〖単独で 〗どちら [どれ ]でも (かまわない ), いずれにせよ (!相手の質問 言葉に無関心であることを表して ) ▸ “Shall I drop you off near the station? ” “Whatever .”「駅の近くで下ろそうか 」 「どちらでもいいわ 」.… or [｟まれ ｠and ] what é ver ｟くだけた話 ｠そのような (類の )物 [事, 人 ], …みたいなもの ; …かそこら (!同類の物 事 人を挙げた後で; or [and ]が省略されることもある ) ▸ It's kind of ―you know, special or whatever .それはまあ, その, 特別ってとこか ▸ He wanted to be famous. He didn't care if it was a football player or a pop star or whatever .彼は有名になりたかった . それがフットボール選手, ポップスター, ほかの何であろうと気にしなかった ▸ We were just kids, twenty-one years old or whatever .我々はほんの子供だった, 21かそこらのね .What è ver n é xt?→next .what é ver you d ò ｟話 ｠何はともあれ, 何をしようとも (!特に否定 )命令文の前後で; 警告 忠告を表す ) ▸ Whatever you do , don't tell anybody about this .何はともあれ, このことは他言無用だ 副詞 比較なし 〖否定語などを強調して; 名詞 の後で 〗まったく [少しも ](…ない ), どんな …でも (→whatsoever )▸ know nothing whatever about business 商売のことは何ひとつ知らない ▸ have no interest whatever in golf ゴルフにはまったく興味がない ▸ any emotion whatever いかなる感情でも 形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 〖関係形容詞 〗…する何の [どの ]…でも (!whateverの後の 名詞 は単数; whatever ＋名詞 全体は単数扱い ) ▸ Grab whatever ice cream you like .どれでも好きなアイスを取りなさい ▸ go to whatever rock concert comes to town 町にやってくるどのロックコンサートにも行く 2 何らかの ▸ His paintings didn't sell for whatever reason .彼の絵は理由は不明だが売れなかった 3 〖譲歩を表す副詞節を導いて 〗何の [どんな ]…が [を ]…しても (!whatever節中のmay, mightについては ↑代名詞 2 ) ▸ Whatever job you do, there're downsides .どんな仕事にもマイナス面はある