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whatsoever

[hwuht-soh-ev-er, hwot-, wuht-, wot-]

pronoun

  1. (an intensive form ofwhatever ).

    whatsoever it be; in any place whatsoever.



whatsoever

/ ˌɒٲəʊˈɛə /

adjective

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pronoun

  1. an archaic word for whatever

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whatsoever1

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

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"I did what I had to do for my brother.  I have no remorse whatsoever."

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"If they had any inkling whatsoever that man should have been suspended pending an investigation."

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“There was a person down and there was no hesitation whatsoever by Sam or the other responding officer to rush into harm’s way,” Lopez said.

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"There will be no layoffs and no outsourcing whatsoever, and every US steelworker will soon receive a well deserved $5,000 bonus," Trump told the crowd, filled with steelworkers, to raucous applause.

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"Such a level of enrichment exists only in countries actively pursuing nuclear weapons and has no civilian justification whatsoever," a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.

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