Whereof
[weər'ɒv] or [hwɛər'ʌv]
Definition
(adv.) Of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; -- used relatively.
(adv.) Of what; -- used interrogatively.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. [1]. Of which.[2]. Of what.
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Examples
- He then led me to the frame, about the sides, whereof all his pupils stood in ranks. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- He made the above speech, whereof Francis only heard the last two lines, pacing up and down the Boompjes at Rotterdam. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I was usually at Hammersmith about half the week, and when I was at Hammersmith I haunted Richmond, whereof separately by and by. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- In guarantee whereof, I attached myself to my seat by my hands. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She grows daily more care-worn and sad, fixing upon her child alarmed eyes, whereof the little boy cannot interpret the expression. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Lights went about from window to window in the lonely desolate old Hall, whereof but two or three rooms were ordinarily occupied by its owner. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He predicted the same fate to _attraction_, whereof the present learned are such zealous asserters. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- However, I managed to understand and to be understood, so far as to get myself and trunk safely conveyed to the old inn whereof I had the address. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- This occasioned farther talk; and I saw the company was pleased with my behaviour, whereof I soon found the good effects. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is new? Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Père Silas took an interest in this prospective improvement for the sake of religion and the church, whereof Magliore Walravens was a devout daughter. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The word, which I interpret the flying or floating island, is in the original _Laputa_, whereof I could never learn the true etymology. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- And they took him and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine whereof thou speakest is? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- These diversions are often attended with fatal accidents, whereof great numbers are on record. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- She thought it even when forced to feel that her pupil knew much on subjects whereof she knew little. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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