Whatsoever
Hi,
I juste have found out the word « whatsoever » and I don’t understand how is it used.
Is it frequently used ? In which circumstances ?
Can you give me some exemples ?

Thanks in advance, Eric.

Question

Whatsoever
Hi,
I juste have found out the word « whatsoever » and I don’t understand how is it used.
Is it frequently used ? In which circumstances ?
Can you give me some exemples ?

Thanks in advance, Eric.

Answer

He has no respect for authority whatsoever.
I can honestly say that I have no interest whatsoever in the royal family.
There is no evidence whatsoever to show that this is in fact the case.
"Did you have any idea what was happening at the time?" "None whatsoever."

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/whatsoever?q=whatsoever+

Answer

Thank you Simon, Laura and Gary.

Answer

It is mostly an intensifier.

Answer

Whatsoever means "at all" or "under any circumstances", except that it is usually used with a negating term ("none whatsoever") so it's more like "under no circumstances" in that case.

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