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whatever

/wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/ interjection C2
  1. A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further. Sometimes conceived as an ellipsis of whatever you say, implying feigned deference: whatever you say [apparently must be true]. (colloquial) · Near-synonyms: meh, so what· So you broke it? Whatever! Get a grip.
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“Whatever can give his sister any pleasure, is sure to be done in a moment.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 279 · B2
341, whatever that may mean—and he made his escape through the window and across the moat at the very moment when Cecil Barker was discovering the crime.
The Valley of Fear, p. 43 · C1
She made no outcry whatever.
The Valley of Fear, p. 48 · C1
Whatever shall we do?”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 7 · B2

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