adv
Meaning 1
In any way; at all; whatever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- He gave me no answer whatsoever.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
whatsoever
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə(ɹ)/
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US: /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/
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rhymes with -ɛvə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: W AH2 T S OW0 EH1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: HH W AH2 T S OW0 EH1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
det
Meaning 2
Whatever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, literary
Examples
- The building may be used for whatsoever purpose the tenant desires.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 3
Whatever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, literary
Examples
- Whatsoever you seek, you will find.
- c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court [...] I must require you to use diligence in presenting especially those purloinings and imbezlements, which are of plate, vessel, or whatsoever within the King's house.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
one or some or every or all without specification
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- give me any peaches you don't want
- not any milk is left
- any child would know that
- pick any card
- any day now
- cars can be rented at almost any airport
- at twilight or any other time
- beyond any doubt
- need any help we can get
- give me whatever peaches you don't want
- no milk whatsoever is left
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: any(a), whatever
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English whatsoever. By surface analysis, what + so + ever.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 任何 (rènhé) — in any way
- Chinese Mandarin: 什麼...也... /什么...也... (shénme... yě...) — in any way
- Chinese Mandarin: 什麼...都... /什么...都... (shénme... dōu) — in any way
- Esperanto: kio ajn — in any way
- Finnish: minkäänlainen — in any way
- French: du tout — in any way
- French: d'aucune sorte — in any way
- French: quelconque — in any way
- German: überhaupt — in any way
- Hebrew: כְּהוּא זֶה (kehú ze) — in any way
- Hungarian: egyáltalán — in any way
- Italian: qualsivoglia — in any way
- Italian: di sorta — in any way
- Italian: benché — in any way
- Latin: quidquid — in any way
- Macedonian: било каков (bilo kakov) — in any way
- Polish: wcale — in any way
- Polish: w ogóle — in any way
- Portuguese: de forma alguma — in any way
- Portuguese: de forma nenhuma — in any way
- Portuguese: de modo algum — in any way
- Portuguese: de maneira nenhuma — in any way
- Portuguese: de jeito algum — in any way
- Romanian: deloc — in any way
- Romanian: de nici-un fel — in any way
- Russian: в любо́м слу́чае (v ljubóm slúčaje) — in any way
- Russian: как бы то ни́ бы́ло (kak by to ní býlo) — in any way
- Slovak: vôbec — in any way
- Slovak: žiaden — in any way
- Slovak: žiadny — in any way
- Swedish: alls — in any way
- Swedish: som helst — in any way