Phrase guide

no matter what

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

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

2

phrase

Meaning 2

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

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَهْمَا (mahmā) — whatever
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無論如何 /无论如何 (wúlùnrúhé) — whatever
  • Danish: uanset hvad — whatever
  • Dutch: om het even wat — whatever
  • Dutch: wat ook — whatever
  • Dutch: wat dan ook — whatever
  • Dutch: onverschillig wat — whatever
  • Finnish: mitä tahansa — whatever
  • Finnish: ihan sama mitä — whatever
  • French: peu importe — whatever
  • French: quel que soit — whatever
  • German: was auch immer — whatever
  • German: egal was — whatever
  • Greek: πάση θυσία (pási thysía) — whatever
  • Hebrew: לֹא מְשַׁנֶּה מַה (lo m'shané má) — whatever
  • Hebrew: יִהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה (yihyé 'ashér yihyé) — whatever
  • Hebrew: מַה שֶּׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה (ma sheló yih'yé) — whatever
  • Hungarian: bármi — whatever
  • Hungarian: akármi — whatever
  • Italian: non importa — whatever
  • Japanese: 何が何でも (nani ga nan demo) — whatever
  • Japanese: とにかく (tonikaku) — whatever
  • Korean: 무엇이든지 (mueosideunji) — whatever
  • Norwegian: uansett — whatever
  • Polish: co by nie — whatever
  • Portuguese: não importa o que — whatever
  • Romanian: orice — whatever
  • Russian: всё равно́ (vsjo ravnó) — whatever
  • Spanish: no importa qué — whatever
  • Spanish: no importa lo qué — whatever
  • Spanish: sin importar qué — whatever
  • Spanish: sin importar lo que — whatever
  • Spanish: da igual qué — whatever
  • Spanish: da igual lo que — whatever
  • Swedish: vare sig — whatever
  • Swedish: oavsett — whatever
  • Vietnamese: dù thế nào đi chăng nữa — whatever
  • Azerbaijani: nə olursa olsun — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無論如何 /无论如何 (wúlùnrúhé) — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Finnish: kaikesta huolimatta — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Finnish: mikä ikinä tapahtuukaan — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Finnish: mikä tahansa tapahtuukaan — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • French: quoi qu'il arrive — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • German: egal was passiert — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • German: komme, was wolle — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Hungarian: lesz, ami lesz — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Hungarian: akármi/bármi/akárhogy/bárhogy/akárhogyan/bárhogyan is lesz — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Hungarian: mindenképpen — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Hungarian: mindenféleképpen — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Hungarian: bármi történjék is — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Italian: succeda quel che succeda — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Italian: caschi il mondo — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Italian: sempre e comunque — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Italian: a prescindere — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Polish: jak by nie było — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Polish: jak by nie patrzeć — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Portuguese: aconteça o que acontecer — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Portuguese: não importa o que aconteça — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Russian: несмотря́ ни на что́ (nesmotrjá ni na štó) — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Russian: во что́ бы то ни ста́ло (vo štó by to ni stálo) — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Spanish: sí o sí — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Spanish: sin importar nada — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Spanish: como sea — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Spanish: a huevo — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Spanish: a güevo — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Spanish: le duela a quien le duela — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Spanish: le doliese / doliera a quien le doliese / doliera — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Spanish: le doliere a quien le doliere — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Thai: ไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตาม — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Turkish: ne olursa olsun — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Ukrainian: незважа́ючи ні на що (nezvažájučy ni na ščo) — under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • Yiddish: אָווע־טאָווע (ove-tove) — under any circumstances, whatever happens