whatever someone does

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Definition of whatever someone does - Reverso English Dictionary

Pronoun

persistencehighlights persistence despite actions

Whatever John does, he always tries his best.

no matter what

indifference

emphasizes any action taken by someone

Whatever John does, he always tries his best.

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Expressions with whatever

whatever next

exp.

ask or wonder about the next event or action

Whatever next? I wonder what they will do now.

whatever you say

intj.

express agreement or compliance with someone's statement

If you think it's best, then whatever you say.

whatever happened to

exp.

express curiosity about a past trend or event

Whatever happened to the disco era?

whatever it costs

adv.

no matter the expense or effort required

She will succeed, whatever it costs.

whatever it takes

exp.

extreme measures to accomplish something

He used whatever it takes to win the race.

whatever the cost

exp.

achieving a goal regardless of expense or effort

She vowed to succeed, whatever the cost.

Expressions with someone

someone's headache

pain in the head

Her severe headache kept her from attending the meeting.

someone upstairs

person living in the apartment above

The woman upstairs plays loud music every night.

someone's type

kind of person someone is attracted to

He realized she was definitely not his type.

at someone's door

adv.

physically close to someone's location

The delivery is at your door.

at someone's feet

adv.

very close to someone

The dog sat at her feet, waiting for a treat.

break someone's neck

cause serious injury to someone's neck by force

The villain tried to break the hero's neck during the fight.

call someone's number

contact someone by phone

I need to call her number to confirm the meeting time.

catch someone's attention

make someone notice something

The bright colors caught her attention immediately.

follow in someone's tracks

move exactly where someone else has walked

The hikers followed in his tracks through the snow.

get someone's attention

make someone notice you

He waved to get her attention from across the room.

Examples of whatever someone does in a sentence

Whatever someone does, they always find a way.
Whatever someone does, the outcome remains the same.
Whatever someone does, it doesn't affect the decision.

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French:quoi que quelqu'un fasse, ...
German:was auch immer jemand tut, was jemand auch tut, ...
Italian:qualunque cosa qualcuno faccia, qualunque cosa faccia qualcuno, ...
Spanish:haga lo que haga alguien, haga lo que haga, ...
Portuguese:faça o que fizer, seja o que for que faça, ...
Chinese:无论某人做什么, 某人做什么都, ...
Japanese:何をしても, 誰が何をしても, ...
Arabic:مهما فعل, أيًا كان ما يفعله, ...
Hebrew:לֹא מְשַׁנֶּה מָה הוּא עוֹשֶׂה, מַה שֶׁלֹּא, ...
Russian:что бы ни делал кто-то, что бы ни делал кто-либо, ...
Ukrainian:що б хтось не робив, що б хто не робив, ...
Hindi:जो कुछ भी कोई करता है, कोई कुछ भी करे, ...
Bengali:যাই করুক কেউ, যা-ই কেউ করুক, ...
Catalan:passi el que passi, el que faci algú, ...
Czech:ať dělá, co dělá, ať někdo dělá, co dělá, ...
Danish:uanset hvad nogen gør, hvad end nogen gør, ...
Dutch:wat iemand ook doet, ...
Greek:ό,τι κι αν κάνει κάποιος, οτιδήποτε κι αν κάνει κάποιος, ...
Hungarian:bármit is tesz valaki, akármit tesz valaki, ...
Khmer:ទោះបីនរណាម្នាក់ធ្វើអ្វីក៏ដោយ, ទោះនរណាម្នាក់ធ្វើអ្វីក៏ដោយ, ...
Korean:무슨 일을 하든, 무슨 짓을 하든, ...
Persian:هر کاری که کسی انجام دهد, هرچه, ...
Polish:cokolwiek ktoś robi, bez względu na to, co ktoś robi, ...
Portuguese (BR):faça o que fizer, o que quer que alguém faça, ...
Romanian:oricum ar face cineva, orice ar face cineva, ...
Swedish:vad någon än gör, vad någon än företar sig, ...
Thai:ไม่ว่าใครจะทำอะไร, ไม่ว่า...จะทำอะไรก็ตาม, ...
Turkish:kim ne yaparsa yapsın, biri ne yaparsa yapsın, ...
Vietnamese:dù người ta làm gì, dù ai làm gì, ...

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