any thing whatever
1Thing — (th[i^]ng), n. [AS. [thorn]ing a thing, cause, assembly, judicial assembly; akin to [thorn]ingan to negotiate, [thorn]ingian to reconcile, conciliate, D. ding a thing, OS. thing thing, assembly, judicial assembly, G. ding a thing, formerly also,… …
2Any — A ny, a. & pron. [OE. [ae]ni[yogh], [ae]ni, eni, ani, oni, AS. [=ae]nig, fr. [=a]n one. It is akin to OS. [=e]nig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See {One}.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or… …
3whatever — ► PRONOUN & DETERMINER ▪ used to emphasize a lack of restriction in referring to any thing; no matter what. ► PRONOUN ▪ used for emphasis instead of ‘what’ in questions. ► ADVERB 1) at all; of any kind. 2) informal no matter what happens …
4whatever — [[t](h)wɒte̱və(r)[/t]] ♦♦ 1) CONJ SUBORD You use whatever to refer to anything or everything of a particular type. Franklin was free to do pretty much whatever he pleased... When you re older I think you re better equipped mentally to cope with… …
5any — /ˈɛni / (say enee) adjective 1. one, a, an, or (with plural noun) some, whatever or whichever it may be: if you have any witnesses, produce them. 2. in whatever quantity or number, great or small: have you any butter?; have you any blank disks? 3 …
6any — /en ee/, adj. 1. one, a, an, or some; one or more without specification or identification: If you have any witnesses, produce them. Pick out any six you like. 2. whatever or whichever it may be: cheap at any price. 3. in whatever quantity or… …
7whatever — what|ev|er [ wat evər, hwat evər ] function word *** Whatever can be used in the following ways: as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is the subject, object, or complement of another clause): You can choose whatever you like. as …
8whatever */*/*/ — UK [wɒtˈevə(r)] / US [wɑtˈevər] / US [hwɑtˈevər] adverb, conjunction, determiner, pronoun Summary: Whatever can be used in the following ways: as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is the subject, object, or complement of another …
9any — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣnig; akin to Old High German einag any, Old English ān one more at one Date: before 12th century 1. one or some indiscriminately of whatever kind: a. one or another taken at random < ask… …
10whatever — related pronoun & determiner used to emphasize a lack of restriction in referring to any thing, no matter what. interrogative pronoun used for emphasis instead of ‘what’ in questions. adverb 1》 [with negative] at all; of any kind. 2》 informal no… …
