therewith
Americanadverb
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with that.
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in addition to that.
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following upon that; thereupon.
adverb
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formal with or in addition to that
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a less common word for thereupon
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archaic by means of or on account of that
Etymology
Origin of therewith
before 900; Middle English ther ( e ) with, Old English thǣrwith. See there, with
Example Sentences
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And therewith he took from Pudens’ finger a little ring, and dipping it in his wound gave it back again for an heirloom, leaving him a pledge and memorial of his blood.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
Riders also agree that the “entire risk arising out of your use of the services, and any service or good requested in connection therewith, remains solely with you.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2016
Sparing and mostly unsentimental, these poems reverberate with echoes of John Donne, a 16th-century poet and writer of metaphysical love poetry: “We looked, we loved, and therewith instantly/Death became terrible to you and me.”
From Economist • Aug. 15, 2013
Jimmy Byrnes was not only there; he was therewith pad & pencil in hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Stay therewith never a glance outside or a word to anyone.”
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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