whereas

[ wair-az, hwair- ]

conjunction

1. while on the contrary:

   One arrived promptly, whereas the others hung back.

2. it being the case that, or considering that (used especially in formal preambles).

noun

, plural where·as·es.

1. a qualifying or introductory statement, especially one having “whereas” as the first word:

   to read the whereases in the will.

whereas

/ wɛərˈæz /

conjunction

1. coordinating but on the other hand

   I like to go swimming whereas Sheila likes to sail

sentence connector

1. (in formal documents to begin sentences) it being the case that; since

Word History and Origins

Origin of whereas¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English wheras; equivalent to where + as ¹

Example Sentences

“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.

From The Daily Beast

But whereas we used to be satisfied gazing on that perfection as it stood up on a pedestal, now we want it down among us.

From The Daily Beast

Whereas other brands purchase their barrels from big producers more or less off the rack, The Macallan starts in the forest.

From The Daily Beast

Oh, and that his profile on Twitter and his name elsewhere say “Ian Miles Cheong” whereas mine says “Arthur Chu.”

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Japanese distillers often use a combination of different types of stills and different casks, whereas the Scots cannot.

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Whereas Lessard had acted the martinet with MacRae, he took another tack and became the very essence of affability toward me.

From Project Gutenberg

Such an act would be of a piece with Nigel's character, whereas a liaison—and yet Nigel was no saint.

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One black key is made to serve, for instance, for D sharp and for E flat, whereas the two notes are in reality not identical.

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It 67 was that the piece which reads smoothly seldom acts well; whereas a play that gets over the footlights usually reads poorly.

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Moreover, Rita liked him, whereas she had never sincerely liked and trusted Sir Lucien.

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