whereatadv.

Brit.

/wəˈrat/,

/wɛːˈrat/,

/wɛˈrat/, U.S.

/(h)wəˈræt/,

/(h)wɛˈræt/

Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + at prep.

Now formal or archaic.

1. interrogative: At what? rare.In first quot. apparently = for what cause or reason, wherefore: cf. at prep. 34, 37.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > why, wherefore, or for what reason

for whyc1000

whereofc1175

wheretoa1225

whereforec1230

whereata1325

how1340

wheretilla1400

whereupon1535

wherebya1616

whaffor1922

the world > existence and causation > causation > [adverb] > at what

whereat?a1500

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3237 Qvað god, ‘quor-at calles ðu me?’

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Cock & Fox l. 571 in Poems (1981) 26 Now iuge ȝe all quhairat schir Lowrence lewch.

1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus i. iii. sig. Gj Thou wottest fulle lyttell wherat thou reioysest.

c1550 Adam Bel & Clym of Clough cxlvii ‘I hold hym neuer no good archar That shuteth at buttes so wyde.’ ‘Wherat?’ then sayd our kyng.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Whereat are you offended?

2. relative. At which.

a. in local and allied senses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [adverb] > there > at the place which

therea800

there therec1000

asc1225

where13..

whereasa1375

whereatc1400

whereinc1400

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxvi. 121 A wyndowe, whare at þe light commez in.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ii. viii. 33 A litle ȝett..Quhairat was wont alane Andromacha To entir.

1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. h iv Giff ȝow wald knaw ye dominicall lettre of ony hundereth ȝere, quhairat ye ordre of ye first table according to ye awld kallendar is interrupted.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage v. xi. 425 At this Cart hang many..Ropes, whereat all the people hale and pull.

1626 W. Gouge Dignitie Chivalrie §1 Take notice of the generall Scope whereat the Holy Ghost aimeth in this Chapter.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 84/2 The Pit or Hole, from the Body, or stock there is whereat the branches sprout out.

1865 A. C. Swinburne Chastelard ii. i. 78 Albeit I think Ye have caught the mark whereat my heart is bent.

1891 C. T. C. James Romantic Rigmarole 27 I returned to the spot whereat the Squire kept dreary watch.

b. in reference to occasion or cause.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [adverb] > at which (cause or occasion)

whereat1535

1535 G. Joye Apol. Tindale sig. B.ij^v Wherat many were offended.

1599 T. Storer Life & Death Wolsey sig. F4 What had the wiser sort whereat to smile?

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 389 With full assent They vote: whereat his speech he thus renews.

1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin 205 Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. xlvi. 52 Nell could not help weeping..; whereat..the simple schoolmaster shed a few tears himself.

1897 J. L. Allen Choir Invisible ii. 16 The inventor..said..that..he would demonstrate by his own model that some day navigation would be by steam: whereat they all laughed kindly at him for a dreamer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whereat
释义	whereatadv. Brit. /wəˈrat/, /wɛːˈrat/, /wɛˈrat/, U.S. /(h)wəˈræt/, /(h)wɛˈræt/ Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + at prep. Now formal or archaic. 1. interrogative: At what? rare.In first quot. apparently = for what cause or reason, wherefore: cf. at prep. 34, 37. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > why, wherefore, or for what reason for whyc1000 whereofc1175 wheretoa1225 whereforec1230 whereata1325 how1340 wheretilla1400 whereupon1535 wherebya1616 whaffor1922 the world > existence and causation > causation > [adverb] > at what whereat?a1500 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3237 Qvað god, ‘quor-at calles ðu me?’ a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Cock & Fox l. 571 in Poems (1981) 26 Now iuge ȝe all quhairat schir Lowrence lewch. 1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus i. iii. sig. Gj Thou wottest fulle lyttell wherat thou reioysest. c1550 Adam Bel & Clym of Clough cxlvii ‘I hold hym neuer no good archar That shuteth at buttes so wyde.’ ‘Wherat?’ then sayd our kyng. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Whereat are you offended? 2. relative. At which. a. in local and allied senses. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [adverb] > there > at the place which therea800 there therec1000 asc1225 where13.. whereasa1375 whereatc1400 whereinc1400 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxvi. 121 A wyndowe, whare at þe light commez in. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ii. viii. 33 A litle ȝett..Quhairat was wont alane Andromacha To entir. 1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. h iv Giff ȝow wald knaw ye dominicall lettre of ony hundereth ȝere, quhairat ye ordre of ye first table according to ye awld kallendar is interrupted. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage v. xi. 425 At this Cart hang many..Ropes, whereat all the people hale and pull. 1626 W. Gouge Dignitie Chivalrie §1 Take notice of the generall Scope whereat the Holy Ghost aimeth in this Chapter. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 84/2 The Pit or Hole, from the Body, or stock there is whereat the branches sprout out. 1865 A. C. Swinburne Chastelard ii. i. 78 Albeit I think Ye have caught the mark whereat my heart is bent. 1891 C. T. C. James Romantic Rigmarole 27 I returned to the spot whereat the Squire kept dreary watch. b. in reference to occasion or cause. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [adverb] > at which (cause or occasion) whereat1535 1535 G. Joye Apol. Tindale sig. B.ij^v Wherat many were offended. 1599 T. Storer Life & Death Wolsey sig. F4 What had the wiser sort whereat to smile? 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 389 With full assent They vote: whereat his speech he thus renews. View more context for this quotation 1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin 205 Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. xlvi. 52 Nell could not help weeping..; whereat..the simple schoolmaster shed a few tears himself. 1897 J. L. Allen Choir Invisible ii. 16 The inventor..said..that..he would demonstrate by his own model that some day navigation would be by steam: whereat they all laughed kindly at him for a dreamer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.a1325
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