wherewith

[ hwair-with, -with, wair- ]

/ ʰwɛərˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð, wɛər- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR wherewith ON THESAURUS.COM

adverb, conjunction

Literary. with which; by means of which.

Archaic.

with what?
because of which; by reason of which.
whereupon; at which.

pronoun

Archaic. that by which; that with which.

noun

Rare. wherewithal.

Origin of wherewith

First recorded in 1150–1200, wherewith is from the Middle English word wherwith.See where, with

Words nearby wherewith

whereto, whereunto, whereupon, where've, wherever, wherewith, wherewithal, wherret, wherrit, wherry, whet

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Example sentences from the Web for wherewith

Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
He is the salt of the earth, and if the salt lose its savor, wherewith shall it be salted?
Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence|Various
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
He is venerable in his gown, more in his beard, wherewith he sets not forth so much his own, as the face of a city.
Microcosmography|John Earle

Their wretched emaciated children were clinging to them for sustenance, but they had not wherewith to satisfy their hunger.
The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902)|John O'Rourke

British Dictionary definitions for wherewith

wherewith

/ (wɛəˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð) archaic, or formal /

pronoun

(often foll by an infinitive) with or by whichthe pen wherewith I am wont to write

something with whichI have not wherewith to buy my bread

adverb

with what?

sentence connector

with or after that; whereupon

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单词	wherewith
释义	wherewith [ hwair-with, -with, wair- ] / ʰwɛərˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð, wɛər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wherewith ON THESAURUS.COM adverb, conjunction Literary. with which; by means of which. Archaic. with what? because of which; by reason of which. whereupon; at which. pronoun Archaic. that by which; that with which. noun Rare. wherewithal. Origin of wherewith First recorded in 1150–1200, wherewith is from the Middle English word wherwith.See where, with Words nearby wherewith whereto, whereunto, whereupon, where've, wherever, wherewith, wherewithal, wherret, wherrit, wherry, whet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wherewith Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. The Bible Story\|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall He is the salt of the earth, and if the salt lose its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence\|Various And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him. The Bible Story\|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall He is venerable in his gown, more in his beard, wherewith he sets not forth so much his own, as the face of a city. Microcosmography\|John Earle Their wretched emaciated children were clinging to them for sustenance, but they had not wherewith to satisfy their hunger. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902)\|John O'Rourke British Dictionary definitions for wherewith wherewith / (wɛəˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð) archaic, or formal / pronoun (often foll by an infinitive) with or by whichthe pen wherewith I am wont to write something with whichI have not wherewith to buy my bread adverb with what? sentence connector with or after that; whereupon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wherewith whereby, whence, by means of
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wherewith

adverb, conjunction

pronoun

noun

Origin of wherewith

Words nearby wherewith

Example sentences from the Web for wherewith

British Dictionary definitions for wherewith

pronoun

adverb

sentence connector

Words related to wherewith