whatsoever

ˌwʌtsoʊˈɛvər

Definition

Definition of whatsoever - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

emphasisin any way or at all

He has no interest whatsoever in sports.

at all

Adjective

emphasisnot at all, used for emphasis

There was no doubt whatsoever about his decision.

nil

none

zero

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Expressions with whatsoever

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no reason whatsoever

complete lack of any explanation or justification

He left for no reason whatsoever.

none whatsoever

adv.

emphasizes the complete absence of something

He had none whatsoever of the required skills.

nothing whatsoever

no thing at all, not even the smallest amount

There was nothing whatsoever in the box.

Origin of whatsoever

Old English, swa hwa swa (whoever)

Terms with whatsoever included in their meaning

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never in a month of Sundays

exp.

time impossibility

at no time whatsoever, not ever happening or occurring

pitch darkness

complete darkness

intense darkness with no light whatsoever

whyever

adv.

reasoning

for any reason whatsoever

Examples of whatsoever in a sentence

She showed no fear whatsoever during the ordeal.
He had no interest whatsoever in the proposal.

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French:aucunement, aucun, ...
German:überhaupt, überhaupt kein, ...
Italian:affatto, minimamente, ...
Spanish:en absoluto, alguna, ...
Portuguese:de todo, nenhuma, ...
Chinese:毫无, 毫无的, ...
Japanese:全く, 何の, ...
Arabic:إِطْلاقًا, مُطْلَقًا, ...
Hebrew:בִּכְלָל, כָּלְשֶׁהוּ, ...
Russian:совершенно, никакой, ...
Ukrainian:взагалі, жодний, ...
Hindi:बिल्कुल भी, बिल्कुल भी नहीं, ...
Bengali:একেবারেই, কোনো রকম, ...
Catalan:en absolut, de cap mena, ...
Czech:vůbec, vůbec žádný, ...
Danish:overhovedet, som helst, ...
Dutch:helemaal, volstrekt, ...
Greek:καθόλου, απολύτως κανένας, ...
Hungarian:egyáltalán, semmiféle, ...
Khmer:សោះ, ទាល់តែសោះ, ...
Korean:전혀, 결코, ...
Persian:اصلاً, به‌هیچ‌وجه, ...
Polish:w ogóle, żaden, ...
Portuguese (BR):de jeito nenhum, nenhuma, ...
Romanian:absolut deloc, absolut, ...
Swedish:överhuvudtaget, ...
Thai:เลย, ...
Turkish:hiçbir şekilde, kesinlikle, ...
Vietnamese:chút nào, hoàn toàn không, ...

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