whereto
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English wherto, equivalent to where + to.
Adverb
editwhereto (not comparable)
- (archaic, interrogative) To what; to which place, whither?
- (obsolete, interrogative) To what end; wherefore?
- (archaic, relative) To which.
- 1658, Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus:
- According whereto Xenophon describeth his gallant plantation at Sardis, thus rendred by Strebæus.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editto what place; whither
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See also
edit- (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, wherebefore
- (below) herebelow, therebelow, wherebelow
- (beside) therebeside
- (between) therebetween, wherebetween
- (by) hereby, thereby, whereby
- (ever) herever, therever, wherever
- (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
- (soever) wheresoever
- (somever) wheresomever
- (so) whereso
- (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
- (within) herewithin, therewithin, wherewithin
- (without) herewithout, therewithout, wherewithout
Anagrams
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