wherewith

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wherewith

/wɛəˈwɪð/ UK
/ʍɛɚˈwɪð/ US
/ʍɛɚˈwɪθ/ US
/wɛɚˈwɪð/
/wɛɚˈwɪθ/

Rhymes with -ɪð, (US) -ɪθ

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From Middle English wherwith. By surface analysis, where + with.

adverb wherwith

archaic, not comparable With which; with what. Yee are the ſalt of the earth: But if the ſalt haue loſt his ſauour, wherewith ſhall it bee ſalted?

noun wherewiths · wherwith

archaic, uncountable, usually Something with which; the means by which. Hath not he wherewith [translating dequoy] to be beholding vnto this his killing vivacitie?
Similar: wherewithal

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adv with which

Português	com que
Français	avec quoi
Deutsch	womit
Italiano	con cui, con il quale/col quale, con la quale, con i quali/coi quali, con le quali

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@misc{wherewith_2026,
  title = {wherewith},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wherewith},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}