whereof
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whereof
- /wɛəɹˈɒv/ UK
- /(h)wɛɹˈʌv/ US
Rhymes with -ɒv, -ʌv
Where it comes from
From Middle English wherof; equivalent to where + of. Compare the parallel formations of Swedish varav and Dutch waaraf.
conjunction
- Of what.
- Of which. SATURNINUS: Go fetch them hither to us presently. TITUS: Why, there they are, both baked in that pie, Whereof their mother daintily hath fed, Eating the flesh that she herself hath bred.
- Of whom. Now one day of the days, […] the Sultan cast his eyes upon her as she stood before him, and said to his Grand Wazir, “This be the very woman whereof I spake to thee yesterday, so do thou straightway bring her before me, that I may see what be her suit and fulfil her need.”
- With or by which.
adverb
- Of what. Anthonio. [I]n ſooth I know not why I am ſo ſad, It wearies me: you ſay it wearies you; But how I caught it, found it, or came by it, What ſtuffe ’tis made of, whereof it is borne, I am to learne: and ſuch a Want-wit ſadnesse makes of mee, That I haue much ado to know my ſelfe.
- Of which.
Translations
Talk about this word "whereof." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whereof. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whereof. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whereof "whereof." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whereof.Cite this
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title = {whereof},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whereof},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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