whereinadv.

Brit.

/wəˈrɪn/,

/wɛːˈrɪn/,

/wɛˈrɪn/, U.S.

/(h)wɛˈrɪn/

Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + in prep. Compare Dutch waarin, German worin, Middle Swedish hvarinne, Swedish vari, Danish hvori.

Now formal or archaic.

I. Interrogative.

1. In what (thing, matter, respect, etc.)?In quot. 1600 at sense 3b = in what dress? (in prep. 4)For the distinction between the use in subordinate clauses and the relative use, cf. what pron. I. ** note.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in what respect

whereinc1230

whereinnec1384

whereupona1400

c1230 Hali Meid. 39 Hare confort & hare delit, hwerin is hit?

c1460 J. Metham Wks. (1916) 46 Clerkys wryte, off gret and smal, Her namys and naturys, and qwere-in thei noy be kend natural.

1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Aii To shewe wherin this..prynces may wel be lykened..vnto y^e blessyd woman Martha.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Exod. xxii. 27 His rayment is his onely couerynge of his skynne: wherin he slepeth.

1611 Bible (King James) Isa. ii. 22 Wherein is hee to be accounted of?

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. ii. 216 How look'd he? Wherein went he?

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 564 To what can I be useful, wherein serve My Nation.

1729 W. Law Serious Call x. 142 Wherein does the sinfulness of this behaviour consist?

1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) i. iii. 64 It is not needful to show wherein the weakness of this theory lies.

1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn I. xxii. 210 Oh, Britannicus! wherein have we offended?

II. Relative.

(a) In which (place, material thing, writing, etc.); where.

ΘΚΠ

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

therea800

there therec1000

asc1225

where13..

whereasa1375

whereatc1400

whereinc1400

the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adverb] > within > within which

whereinnec1275

whereinc1400

whereintoc1600

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) vii. 26 A felde whare in bawme growes apon smale brusches.

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iv A grete purse wherin were a thousand Crownes.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. lxxv. 39 b/2 The cytie..was destroyed, and the churches of godde wherin that god was honoured.

c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. v. §3 Anie latin word, quharein now we sound c as s.

1637 J. Milton Comus 6 Stay thy clowdie Ebon chaire, Wherein thou rid'st with Hecat'.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 158. ⁋5 Your Paper, wherein you fall upon us whom you envy.

1859 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. (ed. 4) 1027 A species of building wherein the faces of the stones are..picked with the point of a hammer.

1888 ‘J. S. Winter’ Bootle's Children ii. 12 Peering keenly into the shadow wherein she stood.

(b) with ellipsis of antecedent: cf. wherewith adv. 2b.

ΚΠ

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 99 The world is made as much for stirring in its kind, as any share of it, if it had but a wherein to stir.

b. In, at, during, or in the course of which (time).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > [adverb] > during or in the course of (a certain time)

asOE

in the meantime of1447

wherein1535

therein1539

for long, for a or the time1564

in the course of1653

inside of1839

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxxix. [xc.] 15 The yeares wherin we haue suffred aduersite.

1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke Ded. sig. A2 We liue in those daies wherein enuie raigneth.

1645 J. Milton On Christ's Nativity: Hymn i, in Poems 1 This is the Month, and this the happy morn Wherin the Son of Heav'ns eternal King..Our great redemption from above did bring.

1733 G. Berkeley Theory of Vision §70. 57 In an Age wherein we hear so much of Thinking and Reasoning.

1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci i. i. 4 Length of days Wherein to act the deeds which are the stewards Of their revenue.

a. In which (matter, fact, action, condition, etc.); in respect of which.

ΚΠ

c1440 Alphabet of Tales cli. 105 Þies er sophyms & subtelties, whare-in I wastis all my dayes.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 88 He haþ god þis þat he moost lufiþ, and wer in he tristiþ, as in God.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Luke xi. f. xciiij^v He taketh from him, his harnes, wherin he trusted.

1611 Bible (King James) Luke i. 4 That thou mightest know the certainetie of those things wherein thou hast bene instructed.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 33. ⁋ 1 Poor Daphne was seldom submitted to in a Debate wherein she was concerned.

1774 O. Goldsmith Grecian Hist. I. viii. 265 A very sharp action ensued, wherein..the Athenians got the better.

1865 A. C. Swinburne Chastelard v. ii. 205 Whate'er this be wherein you were aggrieved.

1889 ‘J. S. Winter’ Mrs. Bob xiv There began a round of pleasure for Julia wherein she was the central figure.

b. elliptical or as nominal relative = in that respect in which; that (one, something) in which.

ΚΠ

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xlvi. 94 There is wherein to exercise patience.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. ii. 180 Wherein it doth impaire the seeing sense, It payes the hearing double recompence.

1628 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1918) Jan. 30 Your Wisdome will supply it, wherein it is defectiue.

1728 Ld. Kames Remarkable Decisions Court of Session 1716–28 To Rdr. p. iii No Decision is taken Notice of, but wherein some new Point is established.

1894 Forum (N.Y.) Oct. 248 This is wherein a bracing climate..accounts for much with the New Englanders.

4. Into which: = whereinto adv. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adverb] > into which

whereinc1400

whereinto1539

the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning > concerning which or wherein

whereinnec1275

whereofa1300

whereinc1400

where-offena1450

whereof1469

whereuponc1515

whereintill1516

whereabout1538

whereanent1579

c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iv. xxxiii. 81 A coufre wherin that men shal put pryue thynges.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) John vi. f. cxxviij There was none other shyppe there save that won wher in his disciples were entred.

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. x. 44 We came to an anker very nigh the castle, wherin when our patrone would followe vs [etc.].

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

单词	wherein
释义	whereinadv. Brit. /wəˈrɪn/, /wɛːˈrɪn/, /wɛˈrɪn/, U.S. /(h)wɛˈrɪn/ Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + in prep. Compare Dutch waarin, German worin, Middle Swedish hvarinne, Swedish vari, Danish hvori. Now formal or archaic. I. Interrogative. 1. In what (thing, matter, respect, etc.)?In quot. 1600 at sense 3b = in what dress? (in prep. 4)For the distinction between the use in subordinate clauses and the relative use, cf. what pron. I. ** note. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in what respect whereinc1230 whereinnec1384 whereupona1400 c1230 Hali Meid. 39 Hare confort & hare delit, hwerin is hit? c1460 J. Metham Wks. (1916) 46 Clerkys wryte, off gret and smal, Her namys and naturys, and qwere-in thei noy be kend natural. 1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Aii To shewe wherin this..prynces may wel be lykened..vnto y^e blessyd woman Martha. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Exod. xxii. 27 His rayment is his onely couerynge of his skynne: wherin he slepeth. 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. ii. 22 Wherein is hee to be accounted of? View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. ii. 216 How look'd he? Wherein went he? View more context for this quotation 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 564 To what can I be useful, wherein serve My Nation. View more context for this quotation 1729 W. Law Serious Call x. 142 Wherein does the sinfulness of this behaviour consist? 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) i. iii. 64 It is not needful to show wherein the weakness of this theory lies. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn I. xxii. 210 Oh, Britannicus! wherein have we offended? II. Relative. 2. a. (a) In which (place, material thing, writing, etc.); where. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [adverb] > there > at the place which therea800 there therec1000 asc1225 where13.. whereasa1375 whereatc1400 whereinc1400 the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adverb] > within > within which whereinnec1275 whereinc1400 whereintoc1600 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) vii. 26 A felde whare in bawme growes apon smale brusches. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iv A grete purse wherin were a thousand Crownes. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. lxxv. 39 b/2 The cytie..was destroyed, and the churches of godde wherin that god was honoured. c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. v. §3 Anie latin word, quharein now we sound c as s. 1637 J. Milton Comus 6 Stay thy clowdie Ebon chaire, Wherein thou rid'st with Hecat'. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 158. ⁋5 Your Paper, wherein you fall upon us whom you envy. 1859 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. (ed. 4) 1027 A species of building wherein the faces of the stones are..picked with the point of a hammer. 1888 ‘J. S. Winter’ Bootle's Children ii. 12 Peering keenly into the shadow wherein she stood. (b) with ellipsis of antecedent: cf. wherewith adv. 2b. ΚΠ 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 99 The world is made as much for stirring in its kind, as any share of it, if it had but a wherein to stir. b. In, at, during, or in the course of which (time). ΘΚΠ the world > time > [adverb] > during or in the course of (a certain time) asOE in the meantime of1447 wherein1535 therein1539 for long, for a or the time1564 in the course of1653 inside of1839 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxxix. [xc.] 15 The yeares wherin we haue suffred aduersite. 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke Ded. sig. A2 We liue in those daies wherein enuie raigneth. 1645 J. Milton On Christ's Nativity: Hymn i, in Poems 1 This is the Month, and this the happy morn Wherin the Son of Heav'ns eternal King..Our great redemption from above did bring. 1733 G. Berkeley Theory of Vision §70. 57 In an Age wherein we hear so much of Thinking and Reasoning. 1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci i. i. 4 Length of days Wherein to act the deeds which are the stewards Of their revenue. 3. a. In which (matter, fact, action, condition, etc.); in respect of which. ΚΠ c1440 Alphabet of Tales cli. 105 Þies er sophyms & subtelties, whare-in I wastis all my dayes. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 88 He haþ god þis þat he moost lufiþ, and wer in he tristiþ, as in God. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Luke xi. f. xciiij^v He taketh from him, his harnes, wherin he trusted. 1611 Bible (King James) Luke i. 4 That thou mightest know the certainetie of those things wherein thou hast bene instructed. View more context for this quotation 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 33. ⁋ 1 Poor Daphne was seldom submitted to in a Debate wherein she was concerned. 1774 O. Goldsmith Grecian Hist. I. viii. 265 A very sharp action ensued, wherein..the Athenians got the better. 1865 A. C. Swinburne Chastelard v. ii. 205 Whate'er this be wherein you were aggrieved. 1889 ‘J. S. Winter’ Mrs. Bob xiv There began a round of pleasure for Julia wherein she was the central figure. b. elliptical or as nominal relative = in that respect in which; that (one, something) in which. ΚΠ 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xlvi. 94 There is wherein to exercise patience. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. ii. 180 Wherein it doth impaire the seeing sense, It payes the hearing double recompence. 1628 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1918) Jan. 30 Your Wisdome will supply it, wherein it is defectiue. 1728 Ld. Kames Remarkable Decisions Court of Session 1716–28 To Rdr. p. iii No Decision is taken Notice of, but wherein some new Point is established. 1894 Forum (N.Y.) Oct. 248 This is wherein a bracing climate..accounts for much with the New Englanders. 4. Into which: = whereinto adv. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adverb] > into which whereinc1400 whereinto1539 the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning > concerning which or wherein whereinnec1275 whereofa1300 whereinc1400 where-offena1450 whereof1469 whereuponc1515 whereintill1516 whereabout1538 whereanent1579 c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iv. xxxiii. 81 A coufre wherin that men shal put pryue thynges. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) John vi. f. cxxviij There was none other shyppe there save that won wher in his disciples were entred. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. x. 44 We came to an anker very nigh the castle, wherin when our patrone would followe vs [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c1230
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