Thereat
adv ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 There; at that place. not-comparable
"“Surely,” said I, “surely that is something at my window lattice; / Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore—"
- 2 At that event. not-comparable
"Old Deacon Smith was quick to see the impression made by Abby Howard upon the mind of his son, and he was wonderfully pleased thereat, for Abby was the oldest daughter of the good Deacon Howard, and was herself a church member, and pious. He had more hope for his son now, than he had felt for years."
Example
More examples"“Surely,” said I, “surely that is something at my window lattice; / Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore—"
Etymology
From Middle English thereat, ther-at, þeratte, þerat, from Old English þǣræt, from Proto-West Germanic *þārat, from Proto-Germanic *þarat, equivalent to there + at.
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