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Regardless of, in spite of, whatever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I'm going running tomorrow no matter what the weather is doing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Regardless; in any case; even in adverse circumstances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- This project will be finished by July no matter what.
- No matter what, it's still a good idea.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: come hell or high water, come rain or shine, come what may, through thick and thin
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مَهْمَا
(mahmā)
— whatever
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Chinese Mandarin:
無論如何 /无论如何
(wúlùnrúhé)
— whatever
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Danish:
uanset hvad
— whatever
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Dutch:
om het even wat
— whatever
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Dutch:
wat ook
— whatever
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Dutch:
wat dan ook
— whatever
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Dutch:
onverschillig wat
— whatever
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Finnish:
mitä tahansa
— whatever
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Finnish:
ihan sama mitä
— whatever
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French:
peu importe
— whatever
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French:
quel que soit
— whatever
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German:
was auch immer
— whatever
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German:
egal was
— whatever
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Greek:
πάση θυσία
(pási thysía)
— whatever
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Hebrew:
לֹא מְשַׁנֶּה מַה
(lo m'shané má)
— whatever
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Hebrew:
יִהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה
(yihyé 'ashér yihyé)
— whatever
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Hebrew:
מַה שֶּׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה
(ma sheló yih'yé)
— whatever
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Hungarian:
bármi
— whatever
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Hungarian:
akármi
— whatever
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Italian:
non importa
— whatever
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Japanese:
何が何でも
(nani ga nan demo)
— whatever
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Japanese:
とにかく
(tonikaku)
— whatever
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Korean:
무엇이든지
(mueosideunji)
— whatever
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Norwegian:
uansett
— whatever
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Polish:
co by nie
— whatever
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Portuguese:
não importa o que
— whatever
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Romanian:
orice
— whatever
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Russian:
всё равно́
(vsjo ravnó)
— whatever
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Spanish:
no importa qué
— whatever
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Spanish:
no importa lo qué
— whatever
-
Spanish:
sin importar qué
— whatever
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Spanish:
sin importar lo que
— whatever
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Spanish:
da igual qué
— whatever
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Spanish:
da igual lo que
— whatever
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Swedish:
vare sig
— whatever
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Swedish:
oavsett
— whatever
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Vietnamese:
dù thế nào đi chăng nữa
— whatever
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Azerbaijani:
nə olursa olsun
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Chinese Mandarin:
無論如何 /无论如何
(wúlùnrúhé)
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Finnish:
kaikesta huolimatta
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Finnish:
mikä ikinä tapahtuukaan
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Finnish:
mikä tahansa tapahtuukaan
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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French:
quoi qu'il arrive
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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German:
egal was passiert
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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German:
komme, was wolle
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Hungarian:
lesz, ami lesz
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Hungarian:
akármi/bármi/akárhogy/bárhogy/akárhogyan/bárhogyan is lesz
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Hungarian:
mindenképpen
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Hungarian:
mindenféleképpen
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Hungarian:
bármi történjék is
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Italian:
succeda quel che succeda
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Italian:
caschi il mondo
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Italian:
sempre e comunque
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Italian:
a prescindere
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Polish:
jak by nie było
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Polish:
jak by nie patrzeć
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Portuguese:
aconteça o que acontecer
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Portuguese:
não importa o que aconteça
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Russian:
несмотря́ ни на что́
(nesmotrjá ni na štó)
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Russian:
во что́ бы то ни ста́ло
(vo štó by to ni stálo)
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Spanish:
sí o sí
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Spanish:
sin importar nada
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Spanish:
como sea
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Spanish:
a huevo
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Spanish:
a güevo
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Spanish:
le duela a quien le duela
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Spanish:
le doliese / doliera a quien le doliese / doliera
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Spanish:
le doliere a quien le doliere
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Thai:
ไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตาม
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Turkish:
ne olursa olsun
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Ukrainian:
незважа́ючи ні на що
(nezvažájučy ni na ščo)
— under any circumstances, whatever happens
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Yiddish:
אָווע־טאָווע
(ove-tove)
— under any circumstances, whatever happens