soever

[soh-ev-er]

adverb

at all; in any case; of any kind; in any way (used with generalizing force after who, what, when, where, how, any, all, etc., sometimes separated by intervening words): Choose what thing soever you please.

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Origin of soever

First recorded in 1510–20; so¹ + ever

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Examples from the Web for soever

In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shalt multiply strength in my soul.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Next (he saith) they have had no ministrie since they came, what soever pretences they make, &c.
Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation'|William Bradford
In what day soever I shall call upon thee, behold I know thou art my God.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

It is in my power concerning this thing that is happened, what soever it be, to conceit that which is right and true.
Meditations|Marcus Aurelius

British Dictionary definitions for soever

soever

adverb

in any way at all: used to emphasize or make less precise a word or phrase, usually in combination with what, where, when, how, etc, or else separated by intervening wordsCompare whatsoever

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Word Origin and History for soever

soever

adv.

1550s, from so + ever. "A word generally used in composition to extend or render indefinite the sense of such words as who, what, where, when, how, etc. ...." [Century Dictionary].