щосили

Ukrainian

Etymology

From що- (ščo-) +‎ си́ли (sýly), genitive singular of си́ла (sýla, “force, strength”). Compare Polish co sił.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃt͡ʃɔˈsɪɫe]

Adverb

щоси́ли • (ščosýly)

1. with all one's might, as powerfully or as much as one can

   Він щосили намагався переконати себе. ― Vin ščosyly namahavsja perekonaty sebe. ― He tried his hardest to convince himself.

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “щосили”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “щосили”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)