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whatever
Determiner
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You use whatever when it doesn't matter which thing.
It's OK to take whatever bus comes first.
I'll take whatever help I can get.
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You use whatever when there's a particular thing, but you can't remember what it was.
We took whatever bus came first, number 41 I think.
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You use whatever to make what stronger.
Whatever problem do you mean?
whatever
Pronoun
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You use whatever when it doesn't matter which thing.
Whatever you choose, you'll be happy.
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You use whatever when it doesn't matter which thing.
"Would you like coffee, tea, or water?" "Whatever."
Whatever you do will be OK.
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You use whatever when there's a particular thing, but you can't remember what it was.
We took whatever came first.
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You use whatever to make what stronger.
Whatever do you mean?
Whatever is that strange thing on your head?
Whatever happened?
it
Pronoun
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used to refer to an object without identifying or describing it; the object might have been described earlier in the text.
The house was very big. It had many rooms.
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used to describe the weather
It is very hot today.
I'm staying in because it is raining
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used to describe a situation in general
I don't like it when people tell me to do something.
It is hard to find a job.
it
Abbreviation
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It can be a short way of writing:
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# Italy or Italian
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# Information Technology, the use of computers
means
Noun
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A means is a way to do something.
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A person of means has a lot of money.
The head of the bank was a person of means.