"wheresoever" meaning in English

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Adverb

Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English hwer se eaver, hwer-se-eaver, hwer so ever, qheresoevere, quar-sua-ever, quere-so-ever, wer so ever, wharsoever, where-sere, wheresoever, where so evere, wher ser, wher-sever, wher-so-ever, wher so evere, wher-so-evere, whe[r] so er, whor so ever; equivalent to where + soever. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hwer se eaver}} Middle English hwer se eaver, {{m|enm|hwer-se-eaver}} hwer-se-eaver, {{m|enm|hwer so ever}} hwer so ever, {{m|enm|qheresoevere}} qheresoevere, {{m|enm|quar-sua-ever}} quar-sua-ever, {{m|enm|quere-so-ever}} quere-so-ever, {{m|enm|wer so ever}} wer so ever, {{m|enm|wharsoever}} wharsoever, {{m|enm|where-sere}} where-sere, {{m|enm|wheresoever}} wheresoever, {{m|enm|where so evere}} where so evere, {{m|enm|wher ser}} wher ser, {{m|enm|wher-sever}} wher-sever, {{m|enm|wher-so-ever}} wher-so-ever, {{m|enm|wher so evere}} wher so evere, {{m|enm|wher-so-evere}} wher-so-evere, {{m|enm|whe so er|whe􂀿r􂁀 so er}} whe[r] so er, {{m|enm|whor so ever}} whor so ever, {{compound|en|where|soever}} where + soever Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} wheresoever (not comparable)
  1. wherever Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-wheresoever-en-adv-s5IuYCUL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wheresoe'er

Conjunction

Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English hwer se eaver, hwer-se-eaver, hwer so ever, qheresoevere, quar-sua-ever, quere-so-ever, wer so ever, wharsoever, where-sere, wheresoever, where so evere, wher ser, wher-sever, wher-so-ever, wher so evere, wher-so-evere, whe[r] so er, whor so ever; equivalent to where + soever. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hwer se eaver}} Middle English hwer se eaver, {{m|enm|hwer-se-eaver}} hwer-se-eaver, {{m|enm|hwer so ever}} hwer so ever, {{m|enm|qheresoevere}} qheresoevere, {{m|enm|quar-sua-ever}} quar-sua-ever, {{m|enm|quere-so-ever}} quere-so-ever, {{m|enm|wer so ever}} wer so ever, {{m|enm|wharsoever}} wharsoever, {{m|enm|where-sere}} where-sere, {{m|enm|wheresoever}} wheresoever, {{m|enm|where so evere}} where so evere, {{m|enm|wher ser}} wher ser, {{m|enm|wher-sever}} wher-sever, {{m|enm|wher-so-ever}} wher-so-ever, {{m|enm|wher so evere}} wher so evere, {{m|enm|wher-so-evere}} wher-so-evere, {{m|enm|whe so er|whe􂀿r􂁀 so er}} whe[r] so er, {{m|enm|whor so ever}} whor so ever, {{compound|en|where|soever}} where + soever Head templates: {{en-con}} wheresoever
  1. wherever
    Sense id: en-wheresoever-en-conj-s5IuYCUL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wheresoe'er

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        "2": "wher-so-ever"
      },
      "expansion": "wher-so-ever",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "wher so evere"
      },
      "expansion": "wher so evere",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "wher-so-evere"
      },
      "expansion": "wher-so-evere",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "whe so er",
        "3": "whe􂀿r􂁀 so er"
      },
      "expansion": "whe[r] so er",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "whor so ever"
      },
      "expansion": "whor so ever",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "where",
        "3": "soever"
      },
      "expansion": "where + soever",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English hwer se eaver, hwer-se-eaver, hwer so ever, qheresoevere, quar-sua-ever, quere-so-ever, wer so ever, wharsoever, where-sere, wheresoever, where so evere, wher ser, wher-sever, wher-so-ever, wher so evere, wher-so-evere, whe[r] so er, whor so ever; equivalent to where + soever.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "wheresoever (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wherever"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wherever",
          "wherever"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛvə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "wheresoe'er"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wheresoever"
}

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