Dictionary Entry
In any fashion, of any kind; used for emphasis after words such as how, what, which etc.
In a Sentence
““How long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law.” — Edward Coke”
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Poetry examples for “soever”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And yet, how well soever meant.
With them 'twould soon grow fraudulent ;
Read full poem →Give unto the flying hart
Space to breathe, how short soever:
Thou that mak'st a day of night,
Read full poem →Whene’er I come where ladies are,
How sad soever I was before,
Though like a ship frost-bound and far
Read full poem →Suspense -- is Hostiler than Death --
Death -- tho'soever Broad,
Is Just Death, and cannot increase --
Read full poem →that I should profane this Peece by applying them to it; A Peece
which who so takes not as he findes it, in what manner soever, he
is unworthy of it, sith a scattered limbe of this Author, hath more
Read full poem →mollities_.{19:A} But I must not omit to tell you, that I now only owe
you thanks for intimating unto me (how modestly soever) the true
artificer. For the work itself I had viewed some good while before, with
Read full poem →afore he knowe the proofe of it. And as a wise man wyll
take plentye of counsel afore hand what soever need, so a
shooter shulde have alwayes. iii. or. iiii. bowes, in store,