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1. it doesn't matter who
Whoever you are, you still have to obey the rules.
I'm sure you'll be very happy whoever you marry. Just be sure you marry for love.
Whoever you are, you'll love this new film.
2. any person who
Whoever comes is welcome. The more the merrier!
We've got lots of food so whoever is hungry can eat here.
Whoever wants to come to the film should meet outside the cinema at 2 o'clock.
3. the person who
Could I speak to whoever is in charge of customer service please?
Whoever runs the fastest, wins the race.
Just get the receipt from whoever gave you the gift.
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| These words are used in a similar way to whoever:
There's no point trying to explain my side of the story. Whatever I say you won't believe me.
I don't mind if we go to the beach or a city on holiday. Wherever we go, we'll have fun.
Whenever she has a coffee, she lights up a cigarette.
She just can't stop eating chocolate however hard she tries.
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Recently 'whatever' has also come to mean 'Whatever you say is unimportant to me. I don't care'. It's often used to stop conversations. It's used mostly by young people, is slang and is sometimes regarded as impolite.
Father: Are you going to tidy you room now?
Daughter: Whatever.
My mum said I had to study for your exams. And I was like 'whatever'.
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After these words which end in -ever, we use a present tense to talk about the future:
Whatever university you go to, you'll enjoy yourself, I'm sure.
Whichever dress you wear, you'll look gorgeous!
However hard he tries, he can never cook a decent meal.
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receipt
piece of paper you get from a shop as a record that you bought something there
a refund
money that a shop gives you back if you return something you bought there previously
dreadful
awful, not nice
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