whereat

American  

[wair-at, hwair-] / wɛərˈæt, ʰwɛər- /

conjunction

1. Literary.

   1. at which.

      a reception whereat many were present.

   2. to which; whereupon.

      a remark whereat she quickly angered.

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adverb

1. Archaic. in reference to which.

whereat British  

/ wɛərˈæt /

adverb

1. at or to which place

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1. upon which occasion

Etymology

Origin of whereat

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at where, at ¹

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Example Sentences

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whereat

Hearing that another entire trainload of students were about to leave Shanghai, President Chiang wired orders that the train must not leave, whereat the students threatened to wreck the station.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lanky, dimpling Mr. Wheeler daily needled his foes so expertly that they forgot their vows of silence in roars of rage, whereat Mr. Wheeler cut them down as efficiently as a Greek sniper.

From Time Magazine Archive

Afterwards one of my staff said something about a 'jinx,' whereat I rebuked him sharply, 'There is no such thing as a jinx.'

From Time Magazine Archive

In the morning, the soldier's father berates his son for a seduction; whereat the soldier berates in his father selfish and truculent senescence which so blatantly permits the young to die.

From Time Magazine Archive

“But you? It is for you that I fear!” whereat she laughed—a laugh, low and unreal, and said:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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