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thereto

/ˌðɛəˈtuː/ UK
/ˌðɛɚˈtuː/ US

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From Middle English therto, from Old English þǣrtō (“thereto”), equivalent to there + to. Cognate with Scots tharto, thereto (“thereto”), Saterland Frisian deertou (“thereto”), West Frisian dêrta (“thereto”), Dutch daartoe (“thereto; for that”), German Low German daarto (“to that; for that; thereto”), German dazu (“to that; for that; thereto”).

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formal, not comparable To that. 'There,' she went on, 'it [a scarab] must be one like it, and yet never did I see one like it, for thereto hung a history, and he who wore it prized it much.[']
archaic, not comparable, poetic To it. He strung the angelot; / Made rhymes thereto; […]

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@misc{thereto_2026,
  title = {thereto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thereto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}