wherewith

[ hwair-with, -with , wair- ]

/ ʰwɛərˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð, wɛər- /

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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.

RELATED WORDS

whereby, whence

Nearby words

wherethrough, whereto, whereunto, whereupon, wherever, wherewith, wherewithal, wherret, wherrit, wherry, whet

Origin of wherewith

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

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Examples from the Web for wherewith

Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
He is the salt of the earth, and if the salt lose its savor, wherewith shall it be salted?
Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence|Various
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
He is venerable in his gown, more in his beard, wherewith he sets not forth so much his own, as the face of a city.
Microcosmography|John Earle

Their wretched emaciated children were clinging to them for sustenance, but they had not wherewith to satisfy their hunger.
The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902)|John O'Rourke

British Dictionary definitions for wherewith

wherewith

/ (wɛəˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð) archaic, or formal /

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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