whomsoever

whom·so·ev·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hoom-soh-ev-er]
- /ˌhum soʊˈɛv ər/
- /huːmsəʊˈevə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoom-soh-ev-er]
- /ˌhum soʊˈɛv ər/

Definitions of whomsoever word

noun whomsoever Used instead of “ whosoever ” as the object of a verb or preposition. 1
pronoun whomsoever whichever person 1
pronoun whomsoever the objective form of whosoever 0
abbreviation WHOMSOEVER whosoever 0

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Origin of whomsoever

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English, equivalent to whomso whomsoever (early Middle English swā hwām swā; see whom, so1) + ever ever

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Parts of speech for Whomsoever

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Whomsoever

whomsoever popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.