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WHATSO

Definition: WHATSO

WHATSO

Indefinite pronoun

1. Whatsoever; whosoever; whatever; anything that.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "WHATSO" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references)

Note: Whatso \What"so\, indefinite pronoun. Whatsoever; whosoever; whatever; anything that. [obsolete]. (Websters 1913)


Modern Usage: WHATSO

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I'm gay. And guess whatso is Ray? (Scary Movie; writing credit: Shawn Wayans; Marlon Wayans)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Bible Trace: WHATSO

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 10, Verse 8
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai eiV hn d an polin eiserchsqe kai decwntai umaV esqiete ta paratiqemena umin
Latin405VulgateEt in quamcumque civitatem intraveritis et susceperint vos manducate quae adponuntur vobis
Old English990West SaxonAc on swa hwylce ceastre swa ge ingað and hig eow onfoð: etað þæt eow toforan aset ys.
Middle English1395WyclifAnd in to what euer citee ye entren, and thei resseyuen you, ete ye tho thingis that ben set to you;
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd in to whatso ever citye ye enter yf they receave you eate soche thinges as are set before you
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: WHATSO

LanguageLuke Chapter 10, Verse 8
CebuanoSa diha nga mahisulod na kamo sa usa ka lungsod ug pagadawaton kamo nila, kumaon kamo sa bisan unsa nga ilang igadulot kaninyo.
Croatian"Kad u koji grad uðete pa vas prime, jedite što vam se ponudi
DanishOg hvor I komme ind i en By. og de modtage eder, spiser der, hvad der sættes for eder;
DutchEn in wat stad gij zult ingaan, en zij u ontvangen, eet hetgeen ulieden voorgezet wordt.
FinnishJa mihin kaupunkiin te tulettekin, missä teidät otetaan vastaan, syökää, mitä eteenne pannaan,
GermanUnd wo ihr in eine Stadt kommt und sie euch aufnehmen, da esset, was euch wird vorgetragen;
Haitian CreoleLè nou antre man yon lavil, si yo resevwa nou, manje sa y'a mete devan nou.
HungarianÉs valamely városba bementek, és befogadnak titeket, azt egyétek, a mit elõtökbe adnak:
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariApabila kalian datang ke sebuah kota dan di sana kalian disambut dengan baik, makanlah apa yang dihidangkan di situ kepadamu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaApabila kamu masuk ke negeri mana pun serta orang menerima kamu, makanlah barang yang dihidangkan bagimu,
ItalianQuando entrerete in una città e vi accoglieranno, mangiate quello che vi sarà messo dinanzi,
Manx GaelicAs ard-valley erbee dy jed shiu stiagh ayn, as ad dy oltaghey nyn mea, ee-jee lheid as vees soit reue.
MaoriKa tomo koutou ki tetahi pa, a ka manako ratou ki a koutou, kainga nga mea e whakatakotoria ana ma koutou:
NorwegianOg hvor I kommer inn i en by og de tar imot eder, der skal I ete hvad de setter frem for eder,
RumanianKn oricare cetate veyi intra wi unde vq vor primi oamenii, sq mkncayi ce vi se va pune knainte;
ShuarAwaintiamawartatna Nú peprunam jearmeka ajampramsartatna nu yuatarum.
SpanishEn cualquier ciudad donde entréis y os reciban, comed lo que os pongan delante.
SwahiliKama mkifika mji fulani na watu wakiwakaribisha, kuleni wanavyowapeni.
SwedishOch när I kommen in i någon stad där man tager emot eder, så äten vad som sättes fram åt eder,
Uma"Ane mesua' -koi hi rala ngata pai' -koi ratarima, koni' -mi-hana napa to ratonu-kokoi.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: WHATSO

Derivations

Words beginning with "WHATSO": whatsoever. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "WHATSO"

Words rhyming with "WHATSO" (pronounced 'What"so'): Adviso, Affettuoso, Also, Arioso, Aviso, Basso, Betso, Calypso, Capricioso, Catso, Curioso, Furioso, Gesso, Glorioso, Improviso, Kousso, Maestoso, Peso, Pomposo, Proviso, sargasso, Spiritoso, torso, Verso, Vigoroso, Virtuoso, Whereso, Wherso, Whoso. (additional references)

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Anagrams: WHATSO

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-h-o-s-t-w"

-1 letter: hosta, oaths, shoat, swath, thaws, whats.

-2 letters: hast, hats, haws, host, hots, hows, oast, oath, oats, shat, shaw, shot, show, soth, staw, stoa, stow, swat, swot, taos, taws, thaw, tosh, tows, twas, twos, wash, wast, wats, what, whoa, wost, wots.

-3 letters: ash, hao, has, hat, haw, hot, how, oat, ohs, sat, saw, sha.

 Words containing the letters "a-h-o-s-t-w"
 

+1 letter: outwash, washout.

 

+2 letters: sawtooth, showboat, somewhat, southpaw, towheads, towpaths, warthogs, washouts, whatnots, woolhats.

 

+3 letters: hawkmoths, hawthorns, lathworks, mouthwash, outwashes, seaworthy, shortwave, showboats, somewhats, southpaws, southward, stalworth, stopwatch, sweatshop, tomahawks, warmouths, washcloth, watchdogs, watchouts, watthours, woodchats.

 

+4 letters: catchwords, deathblows, dogwatches, earthworks, earthworms, flowcharts, heartwoods, heartworms, matchwoods, northwards, outwatches, patchworks, shadowiest, shallowest, shantytown, shortwaves, showboated, southwards, stalworths, sweatshops, throwaways, throwbacks, walkathons, washcloths, watchwords, whaleboats, whatsoever.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: WHATSO


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

57 48 41 54 53 4F

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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