Whereunto
//wɛːɹʌnˈtuː// adv, conj
adv, conj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Unto what or which; to what purpose. archaic, formal, interrogative, not-comparable, sometimes
"I will retire as soon as you have told Whereunto leadeth this lost thread of gold."
Conjunction
- 1 unto which archaic, formal
Example
More examples"Whereunto he answered: You know that my wife bore me two. One went out, and you said: A beast devoured him; and hitherto he appeareth not. If you take this also, and any thing befall him in the way, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow unto hell."
Etymology
From where + unto.
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