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whereto

[ wair-too, hwair- ]

conjunction

  1. Archaic. to what or what place or end.
  2. to which.


whereto

/ ɛəˈٳː /

adverb

  1. towards what (place, end, etc)?
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pronoun

  1. to which
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of whereto1

First recorded in 1175–1225, whereto is from the Middle English word wherto. See where, to
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Example Sentences

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When he left it again he wore a heavy dark-blue cloak, the gift of the township of Low Torning, whereto he was bound, for they wanted a wizard there.

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He put back on his salt-crusted clothes, for there was not enough water to wash them, and going out into the grey windy morning looked over this place whereto the shadow had tricked him.

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“Whereto I was always obliged to reply,” he later recalled to his son Archibald, “with a sad shake of the head, ‘No, I can only add and subtract them.’

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Whereto if you’ll a willing ear incline,

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Whereto?the click was meant to mean.

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