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Adverb [English]

IPA: /wɛəɹˈɒv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /(h)wɛɹˈʌv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whereof.wav
Rhymes: -ɒv, -ʌv Etymology: From Middle English wherof; equivalent to where + of. Compare the parallel formations of Swedish varav and Dutch waaraf. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wherof}} Middle English wherof, {{af|en|where|of}} where + of, {{noncog|sv|varav}} Swedish varav, {{noncog|nl|waaraf}} Dutch waaraf Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} whereof (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Of what. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-whereof-en-adv-qAGgK2Jr
  2. (archaic) Of which. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-whereof-en-adv-nOpALyFw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: know whereof one speaks
Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Related terms (about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout Related terms (abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts Related terms (after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter Related terms (again): thereagain Related terms (against): hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst Related terms (among): hereamong, thereamong, whereamong Related terms (amongst): thereamongst, whereamongst Related terms (around): therearound, wherearound Related terms (as): thereas, whereas Related terms (at): hereat, thereat, whereat Related terms (before): herebefore, therebefore Related terms (beside): therebeside Related terms (between): therebetween, wherebetween Related terms (by): hereby, thereby, whereby Related terms (for): herefor, therefor, wherefor Related terms (fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore Related terms (from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom Related terms (hence): herehence, therehence Related terms (in): herein, therein, wherein Related terms (in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter Related terms (in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore Related terms (into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto Related terms (of): hereof, thereof 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 (unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto Related terms (upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon Related terms (with): herewith, therewith, wherewith Related terms (withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal Disambiguation of 'about': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'abouts': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'after': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'again': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'against': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'among': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'amongst': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'around': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'as': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'at': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'before': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'beside': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'between': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'by': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'for': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'fore': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'from': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'hence': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'in': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'in after': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'in before': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'into': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'of': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'on': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'out': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'to': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'tofore': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'under': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'unto': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'upon': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'with': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'withal': 0 0

Conjunction [English]

IPA: /wɛəɹˈɒv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /(h)wɛɹˈʌv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whereof.wav
Rhymes: -ɒv, -ʌv Etymology: From Middle English wherof; equivalent to where + of. Compare the parallel formations of Swedish varav and Dutch waaraf. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wherof}} Middle English wherof, {{af|en|where|of}} where + of, {{noncog|sv|varav}} Swedish varav, {{noncog|nl|waaraf}} Dutch waaraf Head templates: {{en-con}} whereof
  1. (formal) Of what. Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-whereof-en-conj-qAGgK2Jr
  2. (formal) Of which. Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-whereof-en-conj-nOpALyFw
  3. (formal) Of whom. Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-whereof-en-conj-Cyx3eQnC
  4. (archaic) With or by which. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-whereof-en-conj-IiX-6uYt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: in witness whereof Related terms: whence Translations (of what; of which; of whom): от който (ot kojto) (Bulgarian), от каквото (ot kakvoto) (Bulgarian), 甚么的 (Chinese Mandarin), hvoraf (Danish), waarvan (Dutch), minkä (Finnish), dont (French), wovon (German), amiből (english: out of something) (Hungarian), amelyből (Hungarian), akiből (english: out of someone) (Hungarian), amiről (note: about something) (Hungarian), amelyről (Hungarian), akiről (note: about someone) (Hungarian), unde (Latin), donde (Portuguese), donde (Spanish), varav (Swedish)
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      "expansion": "Swedish varav",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "waaraf"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch waaraf",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English wherof; equivalent to where + of. Compare the parallel formations of Swedish varav and Dutch waaraf.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "whereof (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "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",
      "word": "wherein"
    },
    {
      "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": "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"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 163, column 1:",
          "text": "Anthonio.\n[I]n ſooth I know not why I am ſo ſad,\nIt wearies me: you ſay it wearies you;\nBut how I caught it, found it, or came by it,\nWhat ſtuffe ’tis made of, whereof it is borne,\nI am to learne: and ſuch a Want-wit ſadnesse makes of mee,\nThat I haue much ado to know my ſelfe.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1922, Ludwig Wittgenstein, translated by F. P. Ramsey and C. K. Ogden, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, →OCLC, Proposition 7, page 189:",
          "text": "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of what."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Of",
          "of"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Of what."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of which."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Of which."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛəɹˈɒv/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)wɛɹˈʌv/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒv"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌv"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whereof"
}

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