The Definition of "whatever" ;)
Jack Seth
what·ev·er (hwt-vr, hwt-, wt-, wt-)
pron.
1.Everything or anything that: Do whatever you please.
2.What amount that; the whole of what: Whatever is left over is
yours.
3.No matter what: Whatever happens, we'll meet here tonight.
4.Also what ever. Informal. Which thing or things; what: Whatever
does
he mean?
adj.
1.Of any number or kind; any: Whatever requests you make will be
granted.
2.All of; the whole of: She applied whatever strength she had left
to
the task.
3.Of any kind at all: No campers whatever may use the lake before
noon.
Usage Note: Both whatever and what ever can be used in sentences such as
Whatever (or What ever) made her say that? Critics have occasionally
objected
to the one-word form, but it is supported by extensive precedent in
reputable
writing. The same is true of the forms whoever, whenever, wherever, and
however when these expressions are used similarly. In adjectival uses only
the
one-word form is used: Take whatever (not what ever) books you need. · When
a
clause beginning with whatever is the subject of a sentence, no comma should
be used: Whatever you do is right. Otherwise, a comma may be used:
Whatever you do, don't burn the toast. · When the phrase preceding a
restrictive clause is introduced by whichever or whatever, that should not
be
used in formal writing. It is regarded as incorrect to write whatever book
that you want to look at; one should write instead Whatever book you want to
look at will be sent to your office or Whichever book costs less (not that
costs less) is fine with us. See Usage Note at that.
Pronunciation Key
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third
Edition
Copyright © 1996, 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
whatever \What*ev"er\, pron. 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
whatever adj : one or some or every or all without specification; "give me
any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know
that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any
airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any
help
we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever
is
left" [syn: any(a), whatsoever]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
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Jon Davis
regulations.
Jon
"Jack Seth" <bir...@MailAndNews.com> wrote in message
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agent86
<bir...@MailAndNews.com> wrote:
>According to www.dictionary.com
And what kind of word is "whatever" when it is used to describe a noun
(source)?
> whatever adj : one or some or every or all without specification; "give me
>any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know
>that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any
>airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any
>help
>we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever
>is
>left" [syn: any(a), whatsoever]
>Source: WordNet =AE 1.6, =A9 1997 Princeton University
So your point is? (For the second time)
agent86
<jond...@REMOVE.ME.yahoo.com> wrote:
>Great, now go look up the definition of "source" in the statutes and
>regulations.
er, Jon, it isn't defined in the statutes and regulations.