wherewith

American  

[wair-with, -with, hwair-] / wɛərˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð, ʰwɛər- /

adverb

1. Literary. with which; by means of which.

2. Archaic.

   1. with what?

   2. because of which; by reason of which.

   3. whereupon; at which.

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pronoun

1. Archaic. that by which; that with which.

noun

1. Rare. wherewithal.

wherewith British  

/ wɛəˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð /

pronoun

1. (often foll by an infinitive) with or by which

   the pen wherewith I am wont to write

2. something with which

   I have not wherewith to buy my bread

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adverb

1. with what?

1. with or after that; whereupon

Etymology

Origin of wherewith

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

Example Sentences

Cruz aspires to obtain her PhD in neuroscience, wherewith to study Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases, but her undocumented status causes a lot of uncertainty.

From Scientific American • Dec. 12, 2018

I presented them with some red caps, and strings of glass beads to wear upon the neck, and many other trifles of small value, wherewith they were much delighted, and became wonderfully attached to us.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Last week Occidental charities appealed for funds wherewith to appease 10,000,000 stomachs in western Shantung and southern Chihli, where the crops have failed.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sneer at old-fashionedness, or perhaps lack of the wherewith, in the advertisement of Hartmann trunks brings out in me a strongly antagonistic reaction.

From Time Magazine Archive

The breaking of the bank does not deprive the banker of the right to continue, provided that he has funds wherewith to replenish it, up to the agreed minimum.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis