wherewith

[hwair-with, -with , wair-]

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adverb, conjunction

Literary. with which; by means of which.

Archaic.

with what?
because of which; by reason of which.
whereupon; at which.

pronoun

Archaic. that by which; that with which.

noun

Rare. wherewithal.

Origin of wherewith

First recorded in 1150–1200, wherewith is from the Middle English word wherwith. See where, with

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Related Words for wherewith

whereby, whence, wherewith

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Historical Examples of wherewith

Wherewith he wished them both joy, and gave Barnaby his hand.
Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates
Howard Pyle
But wherewith can they be replaced when one is at the age of Maksim Maksimych?
A Hero of Our Time
M. Y. Lermontov
Wherewith he goes off, taking the picture with him in his carriage.
His Masterpiece
Emile Zola
No; to the babe is given the desire because the mother has wherewith to satisfy.
The Golden Fountain
Lilian Staveley
It is a great Thing that we praise, but that wherewith we praise is weak as yet.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life
St. Thomas Aquinas

British Dictionary definitions for wherewith

wherewith

pronoun

(often foll by an infinitive) with or by whichthe pen wherewith I am wont to write

something with whichI have not wherewith to buy my bread

adverb

with what?

sentence connector

with or after that; whereupon

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