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whereunto

/wɛːɹʌnˈtuː/

whereunto adverb: unto what or which; to what purpose.

Adverb

whereunto (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, formal, interrogative, sometimes) Unto what or which; to what purpose.
    • I will retire as soon as you have told
      Whereunto leadeth this lost thread of gold.1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, section XVIII
    • […] for that they were content somewhat to unwrest the sovereignty from the height whereunto he had strained it; which brought the state to a better proportion of harmony.a. 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh, An Introduction to a Breviary of the History of England […]
    Synonyms:
    whereto

Conjunction

whereunto

  1. (archaic, formal) unto which

Synonyms of whereunto

Origin of whereunto

From where + unto.

Questions about whereunto

What does whereunto mean?
Whereunto means unto what or which; to what purpose.
What part of speech is whereunto?
Whereunto can be an adverb or a conjunction.
How do you pronounce whereunto?
Whereunto is pronounced /wɛːɹʌnˈtuː/.

Words near whereunto in the dictionary

  1. wheretosoever
  2. wheretoward
  3. wheretowards
  4. whereunder
  5. whereuntil
  6. whereunto
  7. whereup
  8. whereupon
  9. wherever
  10. wherever you go, there you are
  11. wherewith

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