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Meaning of howsoe'er in English:

howsoe'er

Pronunciation /ˌhaʊsəʊˈɛː/

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literary

  • Howsoever.

    ‘‘If thy question, O Queen, overlie a wish to have me gone, I am as lightning to obey thee howsoe'er it grieve me.’’
    • ‘Abide thou, striving howsoe'er in vain, The inmost love of one more heart to gain!’
    • ‘All roads, howsoe'er they diverge, lead to Rome.’