withal

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withal

/wɪˈðɔːl/ UK
/wɪˈðɑl/ US
/-ðɔl/ US

Rhymes with -ɔːl

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The adverb is derived from Middle English withal, with-al, withalle (“against, in opposition to; in association with, together with; by means of”), from with (“against; close to, near; directly opposite to; in the company of, together with; on, upon; within; etc.”, preposition) + al (“total number in a group, all, everyone, everything”). The word displaced Old English mid ealle.

The postposition is derived from the adverb.

adverb withall

archaic, not comparable Together with the rest; besides; in addition. [T]hey not onely damne [William] Tyndals tranſlacion [of the Bible], (wherein ther is good cauſe) but ouer that doe damne al other, and as though a ley manne wer no chritſen manne, wyll ſuffer no leye manne haue any at all. But whan they fynde any in his keping, they laye hereſye to hym therefore. A
Similar: as well, likewise, moreover
archaic, not comparable All things considered; nevertheless. Modest, yet withal an Elf / Bold, and lavish of thyself, […]
Similar: even so, all that said, anyhow, all the same, be it as it may, be that as it may, but, non obstante, having said that, howbeit, however, just the same
archaic, not comparable, obsolete Synonym of therewith (“with this, that, or those”). Thys boke we haue deuysed, / […] / In hope that no man shall / Be myscontent withall.
Similar: therewith

noun

uncountable The means; the wherewithal. She didn’t have the withal to pay the fee.

preposition withall

archaic, after the object with. What ſhall hit proffet a man, yf he ſhulde wyn all the whoole worlde: ſo he looſe hys owne ſoule? Or els what ſhall a man geve to redeme hys ſoule agayne with all?

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@misc{withal_2026,
  title = {withal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/withal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}