"whatever's" meaning in All languages combined

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Contraction [English]

IPA: /ʍɒtˈɛ.vəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /wʌtˈɛ.vɚz/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|contractions}} whatever's
  1. Contraction of whatever + is. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: whatever (extra: + is)
    Sense id: en-whatever's-en-contraction-s3DXamW4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 0
  2. Contraction of whatever + has. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: whatever (extra: + has)
    Sense id: en-whatever's-en-contraction-xBlto7CL
  3. (rarer, nonstandard) Contraction of whatever + does. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, nonstandard, rare Alternative form of: whatever (extra: + does)
    Sense id: en-whatever's-en-contraction-R273l~pg
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