wherewith
/wɛəˈwɪð/US/ʍɛɚˈwɪð/
wherewith adverb: with which; with what.
Adverb
wherewith (not comparable)
- With which; with what.
- Yee are the ſalt of the earth: But if the ſalt haue loſt his ſauour, wherewith ſhall it bee ſalted?1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 5:13, column 1
- In the left there was a ſort of Engine, from the Back of which were extended twenty long Poles, reſembling the Paliſado's before your Majeſty's Court; wherewith we conjecture the Man-Mountain combs his Head, for we did not always trouble him with Queſtions, becauſe we found it a great Difficulty to...1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Emperor of Lilliput, Attended by Several of the Nobility, Come to See the Author in His Confinement. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World....
Noun
wherewith (usually uncountable, plural wherewiths)
- Something with which; the means by which.
- Hath not he wherewith [translating dequoy] to be beholding vnto this his killing vivacitie?1603, Michel de Montaigne, “An Apologie of Raymond Sebond”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 284
- Synonyms:
- wherewithal
wherewith meaning in Urdu and Bengali
wherewith in Urdu
- جس سے
wherewith in Bengali
- with which
- যার মাধ্যমে jar maddhome
Synonyms of wherewith
Forms of wherewith
| Adverb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | wherwith |
| Noun | |
| plural | wherewiths |
Origin of wherewith
From Middle English wherwith. By surface analysis, where + with.
Words that rhyme with wherewith
Questions about wherewith
- What does wherewith mean?
- Wherewith means with which; with what.
- What is wherewith in Urdu?
- Wherewith in Urdu is جس سے. See Wherewith meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is wherewith?
- Wherewith can be an adverb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce wherewith?
- Wherewith is pronounced /wɛəˈwɪð/ (UK).
Words near wherewith in the dictionary
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