How do native speakers pronounce "whatever" in English?

In natural English speech, "whatever" appears in contexts such as: "So they may not be the right place, but they're the right country. whatever.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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How to pronounce“whatever”in English

IPA/wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/

Syllableswha·te·ver

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So they may not be the right place, but they're the right country.

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Definitions of “whatever”

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noun

A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.

“As far as I'm concerned Alec is dead. Whatever they've got in there, that...whatever.”

pronoun

What ever; emphasised form of 'what', used to ask which thing, event, circumstance, etc.

“Whatever do you mean?”

pronoun

Regardless of anything that.

“Whatever he does, he will still lose the game.”

adverb

At all; in any way; whatsoever.

“There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion.”

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