wherein

English

Etymology

From Middle English wherin; equivalent to where- +‎ in.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: wârinʹ IPA^(key): /wɛˈɹɪn/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: wârinʹ IPA^(key): /wɛəˈɹɪn/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɪn

Adverb

wherein (not comparable)

1. How, or in what way.
   • 1901, Bible (American Standard Version), 1 Kings 18:9

     Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

See also

• Category:English pronominal adverbs

Conjunction

wherein

1. Where, or in which location.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 35:34, signature [Q5], verso, column 2:

     Defile not therefoꝛe the lande which yee ſhall inhabite, wherein I dwell: foꝛ I the Lord dwell among the childꝛen of Iſrael.

   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

     As she went through the woods where the primroses and the whitethorn were blossoming, the place seemed as the land of Elim, wherein there were twelve wells and threescore and ten palm trees.

2. During which.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiastes 8:9, signature Lll2, verso, column 2:

     [T]here is a time wherein one man ruleth ouer another to his owne hurt.

3. How, or in what way.
   • 2011, Bible (English Standard Version), 1 Samuel 8:9

     In order to show them wherein they were wrong, Samuel was instructed to bear witness against them […]

Translations

where, or in which location

• Esperanto: kie (eo) (where), en kiu (eo) (in which)

See also

Here-, there-, and where- words

• (about) hereabout, thereabout, whereabout
• (abouts) hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts
• (after) hereafter, thereafter, whereafter
• (against) hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst
• (again) thereagain
• (among) hereamong, thereamong, whereamong
• (amongst) hereamongst, thereamongst, whereamongst
• (anent) hereanent, thereanent, whereanent
• (around) therearound, wherearound
• (as) thereas, whereas
• (at) hereat, thereat, whereat
• (before) herebefore, therebefore
• (beside) therebeside
• (between) therebetween, wherebetween
• (by) hereby, thereby, whereby
• (fore) herefore, therefore, wherefore
• (for) herefor, therefor, wherefor
• (from) herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom
• (hence) herehence, therehence
• (in after) hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter
• (in before) hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore
• (in) herein, therein, wherein
• (in soever) whereinsoever
• (into) hereinto, thereinto, whereinto
• (in which) whereinwhich
• (of) hereof, thereof, whereof
• (on) hereon, thereon, whereon
• (out) hereout, thereout, whereout
• (somever) wheresomever
• (tofore) heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore
• (to) hereto, thereto, whereto
• (under) hereunder, thereunder, whereunder
• (unto) hereunto, thereunto, whereunto
• (upon) hereupon, thereupon, whereupon
• (withal) herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal
• (with) herewith, therewith, wherewith