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whatsoever

what·so·ev·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hwuht-soh-ev-er, hwot-, wuht-, wot-]
    • /ˌʰwʌt soʊˈɛv ər, ˌʰwɒt-, ˌwʌt-, ˌwɒt-/
    • /ˌwɒt.səʊˈev.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwuht-soh-ev-er, hwot-, wuht-, wot-]
    • /ˌʰwʌt soʊˈɛv ər, ˌʰwɒt-, ˌwʌt-, ˌwɒt-/

Definitions of whatsoever word

  • noun whatsoever At all (used for emphasis). 1
  • adverb whatsoever at all 1
  • adverb whatsoever You use whatsoever after a noun group in order to emphasize a negative statement. 0
  • adjective whatsoever at all: used as an intensifier with indefinite pronouns and determiners such as none, any, no one, anybody, etc 0
  • abbreviation WHATSOEVER whatever 0
  • pronoun whatsoever (Obsolete (No longer in use)) whatever. 0

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Origin of whatsoever

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English, equivalent to what so whatever (Old English swā hwæt swā) + ever ever

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Whatsoever

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

whatsoever popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for whatsoever

adjective whatsoever

  • at all — You use at all at the end of a clause to give emphasis in negative statements, conditional clauses, and questions.
  • whatever — in any amount; to any extent: whatever merit the work has.

pronoun whatsoever

  • anything — You use anything in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nothing is present or that an action or event does not or cannot happen.
  • any — You use any in statements with negative meaning to indicate that no thing or person of a particular type exists, is present, or is involved in a situation.
  • everything — All things; all the things of a group or class.

Top questions with whatsoever

  • whatsoever you desire when you pray?
  • what does whatsoever mean?
  • whatsoever things ye desire when you pray?
  • what is the meaning of whatsoever?
  • whatsoever things you desire when you pray?
  • when to use whatsoever?
  • how to use whatsoever?

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