(a) At all, soever; -- used with indef. rel. adj.: what (which)..~, what (which)..soever, whatever, whichever; whos..~, whose..soever; (b) to any possible extent; hou..~, no matter how; (c) ?as quasi-prep.: like, as [cp. so adv. 25.(a)]; (d) hou ~, whan ~, what ~, wher ~, whether ~, which ~, whider ~, who ~, whom ~, q.v.