"wherein" meaning in All languages combined

See wherein on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /(h)wɛɹˈɪn/ [General-American], /wɛəɹˈɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-wherein.ogg
enPR: wârinʹ [General-American] (note: h), wârinʹ [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɪn Etymology: From Middle English wherin; equivalent to where- + in. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wherin}} Middle English wherin, {{prefix|en|where|in}} where- + in Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} wherein (not comparable)
  1. How, or in what way. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-wherein-en-adv-P08Z5nuI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 31 32 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 30 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 29 25

Conjunction [English]

IPA: /(h)wɛɹˈɪn/ [General-American], /wɛəɹˈɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-wherein.ogg
enPR: wârinʹ [General-American] (note: h), wârinʹ [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɪn Etymology: From Middle English wherin; equivalent to where- + in. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wherin}} Middle English wherin, {{prefix|en|where|in}} where- + in Head templates: {{en-con}} wherein
  1. Where, or in which location. Related terms (from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom Related terms (hence): herehence, therehence Related terms (in): herein, therein Related terms (in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter
    Sense id: en-wherein-en-conj-v6Cs4xWm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with where-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 31 32 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with where-: 6 69 15 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 30 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 29 25 Disambiguation of 'from': 68 28 4 Disambiguation of 'hence': 51 21 29 Disambiguation of 'in': 60 0 40 Disambiguation of 'in after': 43 22 35
  2. During which.
    Sense id: en-wherein-en-conj-5~YoB7CS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 31 32 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 30 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 29 25 Related terms (against): hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst Related terms (among): hereamong, thereamong, whereamong Related terms (before): herebefore, therebefore Related terms (between): therebetween, wherebetween Related terms (into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto Related terms (unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto Disambiguation of 'against': 23 77 0 Disambiguation of 'among': 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'before': 25 50 25 Disambiguation of 'between': 27 45 28 Disambiguation of 'into': 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'unto': 23 59 18
  3. How, or in what way. Related terms (fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore
    Sense id: en-wherein-en-conj-P08Z5nuI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 31 32 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 30 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 29 25 Disambiguation of 'fore': 38 14 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout Related terms (abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts Related terms (after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter Related terms (again): thereagain Related terms (amongst): thereamongst, whereamongst Related terms (around): therearound, wherearound Related terms (as): thereas, whereas Related terms (at): hereat, thereat, whereat Related terms (beside): therebeside Related terms (by): hereby, thereby, whereby Related terms (for): herefor, therefor, wherefor Related terms (in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore Related terms (of): hereof, thereof, whereof Related terms (on): hereon, thereon, whereon Related terms (out): hereout, thereout, whereout Related terms (to): hereto, thereto, whereto Related terms (tofore): heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore Related terms (under): hereunder, thereunder, whereunder Related terms (upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon Related terms (with): herewith, therewith, wherewith Related terms (withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal Disambiguation of 'about': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'abouts': 45 15 39 Disambiguation of 'after': 37 29 34 Disambiguation of 'again': 42 17 42 Disambiguation of 'amongst': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'around': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'as': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'at': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'beside': 34 32 34 Disambiguation of 'by': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'for': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'in before': 41 26 33 Disambiguation of 'of': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'on': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'out': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'to': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'tofore': 34 32 34 Disambiguation of 'under': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'upon': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'with': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'withal': 36 31 33

Alternative forms

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        {
          "ref": "1901, Bible (American Standard Version), 1 Kings 18:9",
          "text": "Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "How, or in what way."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "wârinʹ",
      "note": "h",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)wɛɹˈɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "wârinʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛəɹˈɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-wherein.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b3/En-us-wherein.ogg/En-us-wherein.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/En-us-wherein.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wherein"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adverbs",
    "English conjunctions",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English pronominal adverbs",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms prefixed with where-",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪn",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪn/2 syllables"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "wherin"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English wherin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "where",
        "3": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "where- + in",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English wherin; equivalent to where- + in.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wherein",
      "name": "en-con"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
      "sense": "about",
      "word": "hereabout"
    },
    {
      "sense": "about",
      "word": "thereabout"
    },
    {
      "sense": "about",
      "word": "whereabout"
    },
    {
      "sense": "abouts",
      "word": "hereabouts"
    },
    {
      "sense": "abouts",
      "word": "thereabouts"
    },
    {
      "sense": "abouts",
      "word": "whereabouts"
    },
    {
      "sense": "after",
      "word": "hereafter"
    },
    {
      "sense": "after",
      "word": "thereafter"
    },
    {
      "sense": "after",
      "word": "whereafter"
    },
    {
      "sense": "again",
      "word": "thereagain"
    },
    {
      "sense": "against",
      "word": "hereagainst"
    },
    {
      "sense": "against",
      "word": "thereagainst"
    },
    {
      "sense": "against",
      "word": "whereagainst"
    },
    {
      "sense": "among",
      "word": "hereamong"
    },
    {
      "sense": "among",
      "word": "thereamong"
    },
    {
      "sense": "among",
      "word": "whereamong"
    },
    {
      "sense": "amongst",
      "word": "thereamongst"
    },
    {
      "sense": "amongst",
      "word": "whereamongst"
    },
    {
      "sense": "around",
      "word": "therearound"
    },
    {
      "sense": "around",
      "word": "wherearound"
    },
    {
      "sense": "as",
      "word": "thereas"
    },
    {
      "sense": "as",
      "word": "whereas"
    },
    {
      "sense": "at",
      "word": "hereat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "at",
      "word": "thereat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "at",
      "word": "whereat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "before",
      "word": "herebefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "before",
      "word": "therebefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "beside",
      "word": "therebeside"
    },
    {
      "sense": "between",
      "word": "therebetween"
    },
    {
      "sense": "between",
      "word": "wherebetween"
    },
    {
      "sense": "by",
      "word": "hereby"
    },
    {
      "sense": "by",
      "word": "thereby"
    },
    {
      "sense": "by",
      "word": "whereby"
    },
    {
      "sense": "for",
      "word": "herefor"
    },
    {
      "sense": "for",
      "word": "therefor"
    },
    {
      "sense": "for",
      "word": "wherefor"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fore",
      "word": "herefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fore",
      "word": "therefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fore",
      "word": "wherefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "from",
      "word": "herefrom"
    },
    {
      "sense": "from",
      "word": "therefrom"
    },
    {
      "sense": "from",
      "word": "wherefrom"
    },
    {
      "sense": "hence",
      "word": "herehence"
    },
    {
      "sense": "hence",
      "word": "therehence"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in",
      "word": "herein"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in",
      "word": "therein"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in after",
      "word": "hereinafter"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in after",
      "word": "thereinafter"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in after",
      "word": "whereinafter"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in before",
      "word": "hereinbefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in before",
      "word": "thereinbefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in before",
      "word": "whereinbefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "into",
      "word": "hereinto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "into",
      "word": "thereinto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "into",
      "word": "whereinto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of",
      "word": "hereof"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of",
      "word": "thereof"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of",
      "word": "whereof"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on",
      "word": "hereon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on",
      "word": "thereon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on",
      "word": "whereon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "out",
      "word": "hereout"
    },
    {
      "sense": "out",
      "word": "thereout"
    },
    {
      "sense": "out",
      "word": "whereout"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to",
      "word": "hereto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to",
      "word": "thereto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to",
      "word": "whereto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "tofore",
      "word": "heretofore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "tofore",
      "word": "theretofore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "tofore",
      "word": "wheretofore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "under",
      "word": "hereunder"
    },
    {
      "sense": "under",
      "word": "thereunder"
    },
    {
      "sense": "under",
      "word": "whereunder"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unto",
      "word": "hereunto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unto",
      "word": "thereunto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unto",
      "word": "whereunto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "upon",
      "word": "hereupon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "upon",
      "word": "thereupon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "upon",
      "word": "whereupon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "with",
      "word": "herewith"
    },
    {
      "sense": "with",
      "word": "therewith"
    },
    {
      "sense": "with",
      "word": "wherewith"
    },
    {
      "sense": "withal",
      "word": "herewithal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "withal",
      "word": "therewithal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "withal",
      "word": "wherewithal"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 35:34:",
          "text": "Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the Lord dwell among the children of Israel.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:",
          "text": "As she went through the woods where the primroses and the whitethorn were blossoming, the place seemed as the land of Elim, wherein there were twelve wells and threescore and ten palm trees.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Where, or in which location."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "location",
          "location"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiastes 8:9–There is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.:",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "During which."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "During",
          "During"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011, Bible (English Standard Version), 1 Samuel 8:9",
          "text": "In order to show them wherein they were wrong, Samuel was instructed to bear witness against them […]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "How, or in what way."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "wârinʹ",
      "note": "h",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)wɛɹˈɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "wârinʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛəɹˈɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-wherein.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b3/En-us-wherein.ogg/En-us-wherein.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/En-us-wherein.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wherein"
}

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