whatsoever

American

[hwuht-soh-ev-er, hwot-, wuht-, wot-] / ˌʰwʌt soʊˈɛv ər, ˌʰwɒt-, ˌwʌt-, ˌwɒt- /

pronoun

(an intensive form ofwhatever ).

whatsoever it be; in any place whatsoever.

whatsoever British

/ ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə /

adjective

(postpositive) at all: used as an intensifier with indefinite pronouns and determiners such as none, any, no one, anybody , etc

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pronoun

an archaic word for whatever

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Etymology

Origin of whatsoever

1200–50; Middle English, equivalent to what so whatever ( Old English swā hwæt swā ) + ever ever

Example Sentences

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Without any preparation whatsoever, Alex goes on, and starts talking sadly about his dying marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said he could tell the essay was not written by a student because there was no "human touch", but it was of a 2:1 standard and had "no mistakes whatsoever".

From BBC

"I wouldn't say it's got anything to do against Bash whatsoever," said Stokes.

From BBC

They “are civilian infrastructure and have no connection whatsoever to scam centers,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They took away her resources for her dyslexia. And this all happened with absolutely no warning whatsoever."

From BBC

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