English Explanatory Dictionary

whereas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Where (that).
conj
  1. In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.
  2. It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)
noun
  1. A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.

Pronunciation

/weəɹˈæz/ /wɛː(ɹ)ˈaz/ /(h)wɛɹˈæz/ en-us-whereas.ogg

Word forms

whereas whereäs whereases

Etymology

From where + as (“that”); first attested in the meaning of "where" in the 14th century. Compare thereas.

Related words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts hereabove hereafter hereafters hereagainst hereamong hereanent hereat hereaway herebefore hereby herefor herefore hereforth hereforward hereforwards herefrom herehence hereinabove hereinafter hereinbefore hereinbelow hereinelsewhere hereinsoever hereinto hereinunder heremid hereof hereon hereout hereover herethrough herethroughout hereto heretofore hereunto hereupon herewith herewithal herewithin herewithout hitherto hitherunto hitherward hitherwards howbeit however howso howsoever howsomedever howsomever thataway thatwise

Derived words

otherwhereas

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 鑒於 /鉴于 Czech: poněvadž Czech: ježto Czech: vzhledem k tomu, že Danish: eftersom Dutch: aangezien Dutch: terwijl Dutch: waarbij Dutch: vermits Finnish: koska French: alors que French: compte tenu de French: vu que French: vu French: eu égard à French: en raison de French: étant donné German: wobei German: dieweil Greek: δεδομένου ότι Greek: λαμβανομένου υπόψη ότι Hebrew: הוֹאִיל Hungarian: minthogy Hungarian: mivel Hungarian: tekintettel Navajo: kótʼéego hazʼaah Portuguese: sendo que Portuguese: considerando que Portuguese: dado que Spanish: siendo que Spanish: por cuanto Spanish: visto que Spanish: ya que Spanish: dado que Spanish: considerando Swedish: emedan Swedish: alldenstund Swedish: enär Ukrainian: беручи до уваги, що
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