"whatsoever" meaning in English

See whatsoever in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-whatsoever.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English whatsoever. By surface analysis, what + so + ever. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|whatsoever}} Middle English whatsoever, {{surf|en|what|so|ever}} By surface analysis, what + so + ever Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} whatsoever (not comparable)
  1. In any way; at all; whatever. Tags: not-comparable Translations (in any way): 任何 (rènhé) (Chinese Mandarin), 什麼...也... (Chinese Mandarin), 什么...也... (shénme... yě...) (Chinese Mandarin), 什麼...都... (Chinese Mandarin), 什么...都... (shénme... dōu) (Chinese Mandarin), kio ajn (Esperanto), minkäänlainen (Finnish), du tout (French), d’aucune sorte (French), quelconque (French), überhaupt (German), כְּהוּא זֶה (kehú ze) (Hebrew), egyáltalán (Hungarian), qualsivoglia (Italian), di sorta (Italian), quidquid (Latin), било каков (bilo kakov) (Macedonian), wcale (Polish), w ogóle (Polish), de forma alguma (Portuguese), de forma nenhuma (Portuguese), de modo algum (Portuguese), de maneira nenhuma (Portuguese), de jeito algum (Portuguese), deloc (Romanian), de nici-un fel (Romanian), в любо́м слу́чае (v ljubóm slúčaje) (Russian), как бы то ни́ бы́ло (kak by to ní býlo) (Russian), vôbec (Slovak), žiaden [masculine] (Slovak), žiadny [masculine] (Slovak), en absoluto (Spanish), alls (Swedish), som helst (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-whatsoever-en-adv-k56q2e1M Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English interrogative pronouns, English pronouns, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English determiners: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 10 10 Disambiguation of English interrogative pronouns: 55 22 22 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 45 27 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 83 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 63 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 64 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 66 17 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 64 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 66 17 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 65 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 17 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 64 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 64 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 68 16 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: what-so-ever, whatsomever [archaic], whatsoe're [obsolete]

Determiner

IPA: /ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-whatsoever.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English whatsoever. By surface analysis, what + so + ever. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|whatsoever}} Middle English whatsoever, {{surf|en|what|so|ever}} By surface analysis, what + so + ever Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=}} whatsoever, {{en-det}} whatsoever
  1. (formal or literary) Whatever. Tags: formal, literary
    Sense id: en-whatsoever-en-det-nLs-9Vtx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: what-so-ever, whatsomever [archaic], whatsoe're [obsolete]

Pronoun

IPA: /ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-whatsoever.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English whatsoever. By surface analysis, what + so + ever. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|whatsoever}} Middle English whatsoever, {{surf|en|what|so|ever}} By surface analysis, what + so + ever Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} whatsoever, {{en-pron}} whatsoever
  1. (archaic or literary) Whatever. Tags: archaic, literary
    Sense id: en-whatsoever-en-pron-nLs-9Vtx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: what-so-ever, whatsomever [archaic], whatsoe're [obsolete]

Alternative forms

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          "text": "In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned.",
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          "ref": "2019, Dierdre Nicole Green, “'I'm the Bishop!' and other Reflections”, in A Place to Belong, Deseret Book, →ISBN, page 141:",
          "text": "...my father's role as the ecclesiastical leader of our ward gave me no license whatsoever to expect obedience from my agemates?",
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "rènhé",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "任何"
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          "code": "eo",
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          "word": "kio ajn"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "minkäänlainen"
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          "word": "du tout"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "word": "d’aucune sorte"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "quelconque"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "überhaupt"
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        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "kehú ze",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "כְּהוּא זֶה"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "egyáltalán"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "qualsivoglia"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "di sorta"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "quidquid"
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        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "bilo kakov",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "било каков"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "wcale"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "w ogóle"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "de forma alguma"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "de forma nenhuma"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "de modo algum"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "de maneira nenhuma"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "de jeito algum"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "deloc"
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "de nici-un fel"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "v ljubóm slúčaje",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "в любо́м слу́чае"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "kak by to ní býlo",
          "sense": "in any way",
          "word": "как бы то ни́ бы́ло"
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          "word": "en absoluto"
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          "word": "alls"
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          "text": "Whatsoever you seek, you will find."
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          "text": "c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court\n[…] I must require you to use diligence in presenting especially those purloinings and imbezlements, which are of plate, vessel, or whatsoever within the King's house."
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