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whatever

1. what.ev.er \hwa:t-'ev-*r, wa:t-, (.)(h)w*t-\ pn 1a: anything or 
   everything that {take ~ you want}  1b: no matter what  1c: what not 
   {buffalo or rhinoceros or ~ -Alan Moorehead}  2: WHAT 1a (1) - used in 
   questions expressing astonishment or perp lexity {~ do you mean by that}
2. whatever aj 1a: any ... that : all ... that  1b: no matter what  2: of 
   any kind at all - used for emphasis after the substantive it modif ies {no 
   food ~}