How vs. Soever — What's the Difference?

In what manner or way; by what means

At all; in any way

In what state or condition

(archaic) In any fashion, of any kind; used for emphasis after words such as how, what, which etc.

To what extent, amount, or degree

A word compounded of so and ever, used in composition with who, what, where, when, how, etc., and indicating any out of all possible or supposable persons, things, places, times, ways, etc. It is sometimes used separate from the pronoun or adverb.

For what reason or purpose; why

With what meaning

By what name

By what measure; in what units

What. Usually used in requesting that something be said again

Used as an intensive

The manner or way in which

That

In whatever way or manner; however

A manner or method of doing something

To what degree or extent.

In what manner:

By what means.

With overtones of for what reason.}}

In what form, shape, measure, quantity, etc.

With what meaning or effect.

By what title or what name.

At what price, for what amount (of money).

In what state or condition.

Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

The manner or way in which.

In any way in which; in whatever way; however.

That, the fact that.

The means by which something is accomplished.

(dialectal) An artificial barrow or tumulus.

(dialectal) A small hill in northern England. (Usage preserved mainly in place names.)

A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech.

In what manner or way; by what means or process.

To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what proportion; by what measure or quality.

For what reason; from what cause.

In what state, condition, or plight.

By what name, designation, or title.

At what price; how dear.

To what extent or amount or degree;

In what way or manner or by what means (`however' is sometimes used as an intensive form of `how');