soever

[ soh-ev-er ]

/ soʊˈɛv ər /

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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

Words nearby soever

Soembawa, Soenda Islands, Soenda Strait, Soerabaja, Soerakarta, soever, SOF, sofa, sofa bed, sofar, so far as

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How to use soever in a sentence

Be thou sharpened, go to the right hand, or to the left, which way soever thou hast a mind to set thy face.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
In truth, Madam, on what side soever you survey this religion, you will find it good for nothing.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
How little soever you are disposed to reflect, you will be convinced, Madam, that I do not exaggerate these things.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
The things are different, and most men resent the latter, how much soever they desire the former.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

Mephibosheth, how prejudicially soever misrepresented, yet rejoiceth that the King is come in Peace to his own house.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson

British Dictionary definitions for soever

soever

/ (səʊˈɛvə) /

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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