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Hyphenation for “whatever”

Showing how to split the syllables of “whatever”.

What is the correct hyphenation for “whatever”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "whatever" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “whatever” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „whatever“ ⟶ „what-ev-er“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "whatever"

whatever >> wɒtˈɛvə

Definition: [pronoun] used to emphasize a lack of restriction in referring to any thing or amount, no matter what.
Example: do whatever you like

Synonyms of "whatever"

Definition: [pronoun] used for emphasis instead of ‘what’ in questions, typically expressing surprise or confusion.
Example: whatever is the matter?

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Definition: [adverb] at all; of any kind (used for emphasis).
Example: they received no help whatever

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Definition: [adverb] no matter what happens.
Example: we told him we'd back him whatever

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Definition: [exclamation] said as a response indicating a reluctance to discuss something, often implying indifference.
Example: ‘I'll call you later.’ I shrugged. ‘Whatever.’

Synonyms of "whatever"