whereof
Americanadverb
adverb
pronoun
Etymology
Origin of whereof
First recorded in 1150–1200, whereof is from the Middle English word wherof. See where, of 1
Example Sentences
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Karmel knew whereof he quipped — he’d been fat his whole life and at one point during his “Late Late” tenure topped the scales at 420 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
“Crime or no crime, Isiah knows whereof he speaks,” Detroit Free Press, Sept. 27, 1986.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2022
Now retired after having worked most of his life in the quarry, Roger knew whereof he spoke.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2022
Constitution banned slavery in the U.S., “except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 23, 2019
Substantial Forms, Occult Qualities, Intentional Species, Idiosyncrasies, Sympathies and Antipathies of Things, are exploded...because they are only empty Sounds, Words whereof no Man can form a certain and determinate Idea.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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