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Webster 1913 Edition
Soever
So-ev′er
.A word compounded of so and ever, used in composition with who, what, where, when, how, etc., and indicating any out of all possible or supposable persons, things, places, times, ways, etc. It is sometimes used separate from the pronoun or adverb.
For unto whom
soever
much is given, of him shall be much required. Luke xii. 48.
What great thing
soever
a man proposed to do in his life, he should think of achieving it by fifty. Sir W. Temple.
Webster 1828 Edition
Soever
SOEVER
, so and ever, found in compounds, as in whosoever, whatsoever, wheresoever, See these words. It is sometimes used separate from the pronoun; as, in what things soever you undertake, use diligence and fidelity.Definition 2024
soever
soever
English
Adverb
soever (not comparable)
- (archaic) In any fashion, of any kind; used for emphasis after words such as how, what, which etc.
- “How long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law.” — Edward Coke
- 1922, Michael Arlen, chapter 1/5/1, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:
- And in the meanwhile, Society shivered a little feverishly, filled now with the scions of those who had come over with the Jewish and American Conquests. Escutcheons were becoming valueless, how sinister soever the blots and clots upon them.
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:soever.
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