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whichsoever

UK/ˌwɪtʃsəʊˈɛvə//ˌwɪt͡ʃsoʊˈɛvɚ/

whichsoever is the emphatic form of whichever.

Meaning of whichever

Determiner

whichever

  1. (interrogative) Which ever; emphatic form of 'which'.
    • Good heavens! Whichever button did you press to make that happen?!
  2. Regardless of the ... that; no matter which.
    • It won't work, whichever buttons you press.
  3. Any or either ... that; the ... that.
    • Choose whichever card you like.
  4. According to or depending upon which.
    • I'll buy the red shirt or the blue shirt, whichever one is cheaper.

See all 9 meanings of whichever

Forms of whichsoever

alternative formwhichsoe’er

Origin of whichsoever

From Middle English which-so-ever. By surface analysis, which + so + -ever.

Questions about whichsoever

What is whichsoever the emphatic form of?
Whichsoever is the emphatic form of whichever.
How do you pronounce whichsoever?
Whichsoever is pronounced /ˌwɪtʃsəʊˈɛvə/ (UK).

Words near whichsoever in the dictionary

  1. whiche
  2. whichever
  3. whichever way one slices it
  4. Whichford
  5. whichsoe'er
  6. whichsoever
  7. whichth
  8. whichway
  9. whichways
  10. whicker
  11. whickered

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whichsoever (page history and authors); whichever (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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