Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb At whatever time at all; whenever.
- conjunction Whenever.
from The Century Dictionary.
- At what time soever; at what ever time.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb At what time soever; at whatever time; whenever.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb
whenever ; at any time at all
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Examples
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“The powers granted under the Constitution being derived from the People of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression.”
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But whensoever the call came, being so constituted, it was manifest that he should adapt, should adjust himself to the unwonted pressure of new conditions.
CHAPTER 7 2010
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It began by asserting that men had “certain natural rights” including “the enjoyments of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety,” that all power was derived from the people and magistrates were their “trustees and agents … at all times, amenable to them,” and that the people could resume their powers “whensoever it shall become necessary for their happiness.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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A preamble to that declaration said that “the powers granted under this Constitution, being derived from the people of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression,” and that all powers not granted remained with the people “and at their will.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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It began by asserting that men had “certain natural rights” including “the enjoyments of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety,” that all power was derived from the people and magistrates were their “trustees and agents … at all times, amenable to them,” and that the people could resume their powers “whensoever it shall become necessary for their happiness.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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It began by asserting that men had “certain natural rights” including “the enjoyments of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety,” that all power was derived from the people and magistrates were their “trustees and agents … at all times, amenable to them,” and that the people could resume their powers “whensoever it shall become necessary for their happiness.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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A preamble to that declaration said that “the powers granted under this Constitution, being derived from the people of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression,” and that all powers not granted remained with the people “and at their will.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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A preamble to that declaration said that “the powers granted under this Constitution, being derived from the people of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression,” and that all powers not granted remained with the people “and at their will.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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For lo, I can make whatsoever I like, whensoever I like.
Tony Hendra: Not The Bible -- The Ultimate and Eternal Parody 2009
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I, the Rt Honourable George Francis, Earl of Jersey…hereby give notice that I hereby expressly withdraw all and every authority which my wife, Patricia Richards, Countess of Jersey, may have at any time either expressly or by implication or otherwise acquired to contract for me, or in my name as agent, or in any way to pledge my credit, and that I will not be responsible for her debts, whensoever or howsoever incurred.
Chaplin’s Girl Miranda Seymour 2009
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