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wherein
- /wɛˈɹɪn/ US
- /wɛəˈɹɪn/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English wherin; equivalent to where- + in.
adverb
- How, or in what way. Wherein did I misspeak myself?
conjunction
- Where, or in which location. Defile not therefoꝛe the lande which yee ſhall inhabite, wherein I dwell: foꝛ I the Lord dwell among the childꝛen of Iſrael.
- During which. [T]here is a time wherein one man ruleth ouer another to his owne hurt.
- How, or in what way. In order to show them wherein they were wrong, Samuel was instructed to bear witness against them […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: where, which, whose, whereat, whereby, whereon, whereupon, whereof, whereinto, whereto, thereon, therewithin, therein, inside, within, whereinsoever
Talk about this word "wherein." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wherein. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wherein. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wherein "wherein." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wherein.Cite this
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title = {wherein},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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