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whomsoever

/ˌhumsoʊˈɛvəɹ/

whomsoever pronoun: whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.

Pronoun

whomsoever (objective case of whosoever)

  1. (formal) Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.
    • We shall tell the good news to whomsoever we meet.
    • Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 26:48

Forms of whomsoever

objectiveof whosoever
alternative form (obsolete)whomsoëver

Origin of whomsoever

From Middle English whom so evere, whom soever, whom-so-ever, whom-so-evere, whomsoever, whom-so-evyr. By surface analysis, whom + so + -ever.

Words that rhyme with whomsoever

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Questions about whomsoever

What does whomsoever mean?
Whomsoever means whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.
What part of speech is whomsoever?
Whomsoever is a pronoun.
How do you pronounce whomsoever?
Whomsoever is pronounced /ˌhumsoʊˈɛvəɹ/ (US).

Words near whomsoever in the dictionary

  1. whomps
  2. whomps on
  3. whomps up
  4. whomso
  5. whomsoe'er
  6. whomsoever
  7. whomsomever
  8. whomsoëver
  9. whomst
  10. Whoniverse
  11. whoo

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