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what·so·ev·er
(wŏt′sō-ĕv′ər, wŭt′-, hwŏt′-, hwŭt′-)pron.
Whatever.
adj.
Whatever: no power whatsoever.
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whatsoever
(ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə)adj
(postpositive) at all: used as an intensifier with indefinite pronouns and determiners such as none, any, no one, anybody, etc
pron
an archaic word for whatever
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what•so•ev•er
(ˌʰwʌt soʊˈɛv ər, ˌʰwɒt-, ˌwʌt-, ˌwɒt-)pron., adj.
(an intensive form of whatever): any place whatsoever.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper" |
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what
(wot) pronoun, adjective1. used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc. What street is this?; What's your name/address / telephone number?; What time is it?; What (kind of) bird is that?; What is he reading?; What did you say?; What is this cake made of?; `What do you want to be when you grow up?' `A doctor.'; Tell me what you mean; I asked him what clothes I should wear.qué
2. (also adverb) used in exclamations of surprise, anger etc. What clothes she wears!; What a fool he is!; What naughty children they are!; What a silly book this is!qué
relative pronoun1. the thing(s) that. Did you find what you wanted?; These tools are just what I need for this job; What that child needs is a good spanking!lo que
2. (also relative adjective) any (things or amount) that; whatever. I'll lend you what clothes you need; Please lend me what you can. la/el/lo/los/las que
whatˈever relative adjective, relative pronoun any (thing(s) or amount) that. I'll lend you whatever (books) you need. todo(s) lo(s) ... que
adjective, pronoun no matter what. You have to go on, whatever (trouble) you meet; Whatever (else) you do, don't say that!lo que
adjective whatsoever; at all. I had nothing whatever to do with that.en absoluto
pronoun (also what ever) used in questions or exclamations to express surprise etc. Whatever will he say when he hears this?qué
ˈwhatnot noun such things. He told me all about publishing and whatnot. esas cosas, cosas de ese tipo
ˈwhat's-his/-her/-its etc -name nounˌwhatsoˈever (-sou-) adjective at all. That's nothing whatsoever to do with me.en absoluto, para nada
know what's what to be able to tell what is important. saber de qué va la cosa
what about?1. used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something. What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema? qué tal, y si, qué te/os/... parece
2. used in asking for news or advice. What about your new book?; What about the other problem? qué tal, y
what … for2. for what purpose(?). What is this switch for?para qué
what have you and similar things; and so on. clothes, books and what have you. y tal
what if? what will or would happen if ...?. What if he comes back? ¿y si...?
what … like? used when asking for information about someone or something. `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go – it depends (on) what the weather's like.cómo
what of it? used in replying, to suggest that what has been done, said etc is not important. `You've offended him.' `What of it?' ¿y qué?
what with because of. What with taking no exercise and being too fat, he had a heart attack. entre... y, con lo de... y...
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