whereto
Americanconjunction
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Archaic. to what or what place or end.
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to which.
adverb
pronoun
Etymology
Origin of whereto
First recorded in 1175–1225, whereto is from the Middle English word wherto. See where, to
Example Sentences
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When he left it again he wore a heavy dark-blue cloak, the gift of the township of Low Torning, whereto he was bound, for they wanted a wizard there.
From Literature
He put back on his salt-crusted clothes, for there was not enough water to wash them, and going out into the grey windy morning looked over this place whereto the shadow had tricked him.
From Literature
“Whereto I was always obliged to reply,” he later recalled to his son Archibald, “with a sad shake of the head, ‘No, I can only add and subtract them.’
From Slate
Whereto if you’ll a willing ear incline,
From New York Times
Whereto?the click was meant to mean.
From Literature
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