whatsoever

CEFRC1

/ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə(ɹ)/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    At all; used to emphasize a negative statement.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In any way; at all; whatever.

Examples

  • And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.

  • I have no interest whatsoever in eating English food.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context
  • There was no warning whatsoever.

  • The building may be used for whatsoever purpose the tenant desires.

  • He gave me no answer whatsoever.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She had absolutely no doubt blank about his complete honesty in the matter.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English whatsoever. By surface analysis, what + so + ever.