soever

American  

[soh-ev-er] / soʊˈɛv ər /

adverb

1. 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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soever British  

/ səʊˈɛvə /

adverb

1. 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 words Compare whatsoever

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Etymology

Origin of soever

First recorded in 1510–20; so ¹ + ever

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

soever

“In the woods,” he writes, “a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child.”

From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2020

This is the worst written article I've ever read and no research what soever!!!

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2012

Any ordinary Greek scholar knows that in the Greek the word in no manner what- soever bears any hint even of reproach, rebuke or disrespect.

From Time Magazine Archive

And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, what soever she asked .

From Time Magazine Archive

For what folly soever tract of time hath fostered, it is so superstitiously pursued of some, as though no error could be acquainted with custom.

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams