Whereunto

//wɛːɹʌnˈtuː// adv, conj

adv, conj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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. 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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