pronoun

1. what? which thing, event, circumstance, etc.?: an emphatic interrogative, expressing perplexity or wonder whatever can she mean by that?
2. anything that tell her whatever you like
3. no matter what whatever you may think, he's innocent
4. the amount, portion, or part that take whatever you need from our supply
5. Informal anything else of the sort: usually preceded by or use a pencil, a pen, (or) whatever

adjective

1. of no matter what type, degree, quality, etc. to make whatever repairs are needed
2. being who it may be whatever man told you that, it is not true
3. of any kind: used following the word that it modifies I have no plans whatever