English Explanatory Dictionary

whyever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Why ever: an emphatic form of why.
  2. For whatever reason.
  3. Regardless of the reason (why).

Pronunciation

/waɪˈɛvɚ/ /ʍaɪˈɛvɚ/ en-US whyever.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-whyever.wav

Word forms

whyever

Etymology

From why + ever.

Related words

however howsoever whatever whatsoever whenever whensoever wheresoever wherever whichever whoever whomever whomsoever whosoever whysoever — henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts hereabove hereafter hereafters hereagainst hereamong hereanent hereat hereaway herebefore hereby herefor herefore hereforth hereforward hereforwards herefrom herehence hereinabove hereinafter hereinbefore hereinbelow hereinelsewhere hereinsoever hereinto hereinunder heremid hereof hereon hereout hereover herethrough herethroughout hereto heretofore hereunto hereupon herewith herewithal
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