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- where|to [ wer`tu, hwer`tu ] adverban old word meaning to the place that has been referred to
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Whereto — Where*to , adv. [1913 Webster] 1. To which; used relatively. Whereto we have already attained. Phil. iii. 16. [1913 Webster] Whereto all bonds do tie me day by day. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To what; to what end; used interrogatively. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whereto — [hwerto͞o′, werto͞o′] adv. [ME hwerto] to what? toward what place, direction, or end? conj. to which [the place whereto they hurry] … English World dictionary
whereto — I. adverb Date: 13th century to what place, purpose, or end < whereto tends all this Shakespeare > II. conjunction Date: 14th century to which … New Collegiate Dictionary
whereto — /hwair tooh , wair /, conj., adv. 1. Archaic. to what or what place or end. 2. to which. [1175 1225; ME wherto. See WHERE, TO] * * * … Universalium
whereto — 1. adverb To which; to which place; whither. 2. conjunction To which place; whither … Wiktionary
whereto — where|to [weəˈtu: US wer ] adv, conj old use to which place … Dictionary of contemporary English
whereto — adv. 447 B. O. and N. 464 … Oldest English Words
whereto — adv. for what; to where; for what purpose conj. where, to which; why … English contemporary dictionary
whereto — [wɛ: tu:] related adverb archaic or formal to which … English new terms dictionary
whereto — ad. 1. To which. 2. To what, to what end … New dictionary of synonyms
