Wherefore: Definition and part of speech

Wherefore

  1. n. the reason why.
  2. adv. & conj. For which reason; so; — used relatively.
  3. adv. & conj. For what reason; why; — used interrogatively.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Wherein: Definition and part of speech

Wherein

  1. adv. In what; — used interrogatively.
  2. adv. In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the like; — used relatively.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Whereas: Definition and part of speech

Whereas

  1. conj. When in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in truth that; although; — implying opposition to something that precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something consequent.
  2. adv. At which place; where.
  3. conj. Considering that; it being the case that; since; — used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations, affirmations, commands, requests, or like, that follow.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Whereat: Definition and part of speech

Whereat

  1. adv. At what; — used interrogatively; as, whereat are you offended?
  2. adv. At which; upon which; whereupon; — used relatively.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Where: Definition and part of speech

Where

  1. n. Place; situation.
  2. pron. & conj. Whether.
  3. adv. At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances; — used interrogatively.
  4. adv. At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; — used relatively.
  5. adv. To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither; — used interrogatively and relatively; as, where are you going?
  6. conj. Whereas.
  7. The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.