whereof
/wɛəɹˈɒv//(h)wɛɹˈʌv/
whereof conjunction: of what.
Conjunction
whereof
- Of what.
- Of which.
- SATURNINUS: Go fetch them hither to us presently.
TITUS: Why, there they are, both baked in that pie,
Whereof their mother daintily hath fed,
Eating the flesh that she herself hath bred.c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac... - However, upon a ſtrict Review, I blotted out ſeveral Paſſages of leſs Moment which were in my firſt Copy, for fear of being cenſured as tedious and trifling, whereof Travellers are often, perhaps not without Juſtice, accuſed.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “A Great Storm Described, the Long-Boat Sent to Fetch Water, the Author Goes with It to Discover the Country. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the...
- SATURNINUS: Go fetch them hither to us presently.
- Of whom.
- Now one day of the days, […] the Sultan cast his eyes upon her as she stood before him, and said to his Grand Wazir, “This be the very woman whereof I spake to thee yesterday, so do thou straightway bring her before me, that I may see what be her suit and fulfil her need.”1887, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “Alaeddin; or, The Wonderful Lamp. [Night 547.]”, in Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition...
- With or by which.
Adverb
whereof (not comparable)
- Of what.
- Anthonio.
[I]n ſooth I know not why I am ſo ſad,
It wearies me: you ſay it wearies you;
But how I caught it, found it, or came by it,
What ſtuffe ’tis made of, whereof it is borne,
I am to learne: and ſuch a Want-wit ſadnesse makes of mee,
That I haue much ado to know my ſelfe.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]... - Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.1922, Ludwig Wittgenstein, translated by F. P. Ramsey and C. K. Ogden, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, →OCLC, Proposition 7, page 189
- Anthonio.
- Of which.
whereof meaning in Urdu
whereof in Urdu
- کون سا
Origin of whereof
From Middle English wherof; equivalent to where + of. Compare the parallel formations of Swedish varav and Dutch waaraf.
Words formed from whereof
- in witness whereof
- know whereof one speaks
Words that rhyme with whereof
Questions about whereof
- What does whereof mean?
- Whereof means of what.
- What is whereof in Urdu?
- Whereof in Urdu is کون سا. See Whereof meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is whereof?
- Whereof can be a conjunction or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce whereof?
- Whereof is pronounced /wɛəɹˈɒv/ (UK).
Words near whereof in the dictionary
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