English Explanatory Dictionary

whereof

English dictionary entry

Meanings

conj
  1. Of what.
  2. Of which.
  3. Of whom.
  4. With or by which.
adv
  1. Of what.
  2. Of which.

Pronunciation

/wɛəɹˈɒv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whereof.wav /(h)wɛɹˈʌv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-whereof.wav

Word forms

whereof

Etymology

From Middle English wherof; equivalent to where + of. Compare the parallel formations of Swedish varav and Dutch waaraf.

Related words

whence — 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

Derived words

in witness whereof know whereof one speaks

Translations

Bulgarian: от който Bulgarian: от каквото Chinese Mandarin: 甚么的 Danish: hvoraf Dutch: waarvan Esperanto: pri kiu Finnish: minkä French: dont German: wovon Hungarian: amiből Hungarian: amelyből Hungarian: akiből Hungarian: amiről Hungarian: amelyről Hungarian: akiről Latin: unde Norwegian Bokmål: hvorav Portuguese: donde Spanish: donde Swedish: varav
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