"wherein" meaning in All languages combined

See wherein on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /wɛˈɹɪn/ [General-American], /wɛəˈɹɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-wherein.ogg
enPR: wârinʹ [General-American], 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: 19 30 31 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 30 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 30 25

Conjunction [English]

IPA: /wɛˈɹɪn/ [General-American], /wɛəˈɹɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-wherein.ogg
enPR: wârinʹ [General-American], 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 Related terms (hence): herehence Related terms (in): herein Related terms (in after): hereinafter Related terms (in which): whereinwhich Translations (where, or in which location): kie (english: where) (Esperanto), en kiu (note: in which) (Esperanto)
    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: 19 30 31 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with where-: 8 76 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 30 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 30 25 Disambiguation of 'from': 71 26 4 Disambiguation of 'hence': 53 22 25 Disambiguation of 'in': 60 0 40 Disambiguation of 'in after': 52 6 42 Disambiguation of 'in which': 79 0 21 Disambiguation of 'where, or in which location': 94 0 6
  2. During which. Related terms (against): hereagainst Related terms (among): hereamong Related terms (unto): hereunto
    Sense id: en-wherein-en-conj-5~YoB7CS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 30 31 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 22 34 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 30 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 30 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 24 20 31 24 Disambiguation of 'against': 23 77 0 Disambiguation of 'among': 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'unto': 23 77 0
  3. How, or in what way. Related terms (fore): herefore
    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: 19 30 31 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 30 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 30 25 Disambiguation of 'fore': 44 0 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: thereabout, whereabout, thereabouts, whereabouts, thereafter, whereafter, thereagainst, whereagainst, thereamong, whereamong, thereamongst, whereamongst, hereanent (alt: anent), thereanent, whereanent, wherearound, whereas, thereat, whereat, therebefore, wherebetween, thereby, whereby, therefore, wherefore, therefor, wherefor, therefrom, wherefrom, therehence, thereinafter, whereinafter, thereinbefore, whereinbefore, therein, whereinsoever (alt: in soever), thereinto, whereinto, thereof, whereof, thereon, whereon, thereout, whereout, wheresomever (alt: somever), theretofore, wheretofore, thereto, whereto, thereunder, whereunder, thereunto, whereunto, thereupon, whereupon, therewithal, wherewithal, therewith, wherewith Related terms (about): hereabout Related terms (abouts): hereabouts Related terms (after): hereafter Related terms (again): thereagain Related terms (amongst): hereamongst Related terms (around): therearound Related terms (as): thereas Related terms (at): hereat Related terms (before): herebefore Related terms (beside): therebeside Related terms (between): therebetween Related terms (by): hereby Related terms (for): herefor Related terms (in before): hereinbefore Related terms (into): hereinto Related terms (of): hereof Related terms (on): hereon Related terms (out): hereout Related terms (to): hereto Related terms (tofore): heretofore Related terms (under): hereunder Related terms (upon): hereupon Related terms (with): herewith Related terms (withal): herewithal Disambiguation of 'about': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'abouts': 45 15 39 Disambiguation of 'after': 44 12 44 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 'before': 44 13 44 Disambiguation of 'beside': 42 17 42 Disambiguation of 'between': 32 34 34 Disambiguation of 'by': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'for': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'in before': 52 6 42 Disambiguation of 'into': 0 0 0 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': 42 17 42 Disambiguation of 'under': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'upon': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'with': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'withal': 46 12 41

Alternative forms

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        "3": "wherin"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English wherin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "where",
        "3": "in"
      },
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    }
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        "1": "-"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "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?"
        }
      ],
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        "How, or in what way."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/wɛˈɹɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "enpr": "wârinʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛəˈɹɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-wherein.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪn"
    }
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}

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    "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",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪn",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪn/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "sense": "about",
      "word": "hereabout"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereabout"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereabout"
    },
    {
      "sense": "abouts",
      "word": "hereabouts"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereabouts"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereabouts"
    },
    {
      "sense": "after",
      "word": "hereafter"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereafter"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereafter"
    },
    {
      "sense": "against",
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    },
    {
      "word": "thereagainst"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereagainst"
    },
    {
      "sense": "again",
      "word": "thereagain"
    },
    {
      "sense": "among",
      "word": "hereamong"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereamong"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereamong"
    },
    {
      "sense": "amongst",
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    {
      "word": "thereamongst"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereamongst"
    },
    {
      "alt": "anent",
      "word": "hereanent"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereanent"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereanent"
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    {
      "sense": "around",
      "word": "therearound"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherearound"
    },
    {
      "sense": "as",
      "word": "thereas"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereas"
    },
    {
      "sense": "at",
      "word": "hereat"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereat"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "before",
      "word": "herebefore"
    },
    {
      "word": "therebefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "beside",
      "word": "therebeside"
    },
    {
      "sense": "between",
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    {
      "word": "wherebetween"
    },
    {
      "sense": "by",
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    },
    {
      "word": "thereby"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereby"
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    {
      "sense": "fore",
      "word": "herefore"
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    {
      "word": "therefore"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherefore"
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    {
      "sense": "for",
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    },
    {
      "word": "therefor"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherefor"
    },
    {
      "sense": "from",
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    },
    {
      "word": "therefrom"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherefrom"
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    {
      "sense": "hence",
      "word": "herehence"
    },
    {
      "word": "therehence"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in after",
      "word": "hereinafter"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereinafter"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereinafter"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in before",
      "word": "hereinbefore"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereinbefore"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereinbefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in",
      "word": "herein"
    },
    {
      "word": "therein"
    },
    {
      "alt": "in soever",
      "word": "whereinsoever"
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    {
      "sense": "into",
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    },
    {
      "word": "thereinto"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereinto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in which",
      "word": "whereinwhich"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of",
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    },
    {
      "word": "thereof"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereof"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on",
      "word": "hereon"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereon"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "out",
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    },
    {
      "word": "thereout"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereout"
    },
    {
      "alt": "somever",
      "word": "wheresomever"
    },
    {
      "sense": "tofore",
      "word": "heretofore"
    },
    {
      "word": "theretofore"
    },
    {
      "word": "wheretofore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to",
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    },
    {
      "word": "thereto"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "under",
      "word": "hereunder"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereunder"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereunder"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unto",
      "word": "hereunto"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereunto"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereunto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "upon",
      "word": "hereupon"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereupon"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereupon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "withal",
      "word": "herewithal"
    },
    {
      "word": "therewithal"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherewithal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "with",
      "word": "herewith"
    },
    {
      "word": "therewith"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherewith"
    }
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              57,
              64
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 35:34, signature [Q5], verso, column 2:",
          "text": "Defile not therefoꝛe the lande which yee ſhall inhabite, wherein I dwell: foꝛ I the Lord dwell among the childꝛen of Iſrael.",
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        },
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              124,
              131
            ]
          ],
          "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.",
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        }
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          "text": "[T]here is a time wherein one man ruleth ouer another to his owne hurt.",
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        }
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        "During which."
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        {
          "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 […]"
        }
      ],
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        "How, or in what way."
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/wɛˈɹɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "wârinʹ",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛəˈɹɪn/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-wherein.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪn"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "english": "where",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "where, or in which location",
      "word": "kie"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "note": "in which",
      "sense": "where, or in which location",
      "word": "en kiu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wherein"
}

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