"thereto" meaning in English

See thereto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˌðɛəˈtuː/ [UK], /ˌðɛɚˈtuː/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thereto.wav
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Middle English therto, from Old English þǣrtō (“thereto”), equivalent to there + to. Cognate with Scots tharto, thereto (“thereto”), Saterland Frisian deertou (“thereto”), West Frisian dêrta (“thereto”), Dutch daartoe (“thereto; for that”), German Low German daarto (“to that; for that; thereto”), German dazu (“to that; for that; thereto”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|therto}} Middle English therto, {{inh|en|ang|þǣrtō|t=thereto}} Old English þǣrtō (“thereto”), {{compound|en|there|to}} there + to, {{cog|sco|tharto}} Scots tharto, {{cog|stq|deertou|t=thereto}} Saterland Frisian deertou (“thereto”), {{cog|fy|dêrta|t=thereto}} West Frisian dêrta (“thereto”), {{cog|nl|daartoe|t=thereto; for that}} Dutch daartoe (“thereto; for that”), {{cog|nds-de|daarto|t=to that; for that; thereto}} German Low German daarto (“to that; for that; thereto”), {{cog|de|dazu|t=to that; for that; thereto}} German dazu (“to that; for that; thereto”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} thereto (not comparable)
  1. (formal) To that. Tags: formal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-thereto-en-adv--a5q964e
  2. (archaic or poetic) To it. Tags: archaic, not-comparable, poetic
    Sense id: en-thereto-en-adv-V-5Zbxdu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thitherto Translations (translation): освен това (osven tova) (Bulgarian), dertil (Danish), daaraan (Dutch), siihen (Finnish), tuohon (Finnish), hozzá (Hungarian), ahhoz (Hungarian), (Hungarian), arra (Hungarian), al respecto (Spanish), därtill (Swedish)
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 Hungarian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 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, whereof Related terms (on): hereon, thereon, whereon Related terms (out): hereout, thereout, whereout Related terms (to): hereto, 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 Disambiguation of 'translation': 0 0
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    "Rhymes:English/uː/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
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      "args": {
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      "sense": "at",
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    {
      "sense": "at",
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    {
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    {
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      "sense": "in",
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      ],
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          "ref": "1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, “Ayesha Unveils”, in She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC, page 157:",
          "text": "'There,' she went on, 'it [a scarab] must be one like it, and yet never did I see one like it, for thereto hung a history, and he who wore it prized it much.[']",
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        }
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        "To that."
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        {
          "ref": "1840 March, Robert Browning, “Book the Fourth”, in Sordello, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 154:",
          "text": "He strung the angelot; / Made rhymes thereto; […]",
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        {
          "ref": "c. 1955-1956 (written, published c. 1997), Jack Kerouac, Some of the Dharma:",
          "text": "A man who allows wild passion to arise within, himself burns his heart, then after burning adds the wind that thereto which ignites the fire again, or not, as the case may be.",
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        }
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        "To it."
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        "(archaic or poetic) To it."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˌðɛəˈtuː/",
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      "rhymes": "-uː"
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    {
      "word": "thitherto"
    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osven tova",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "освен това"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "dertil"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "daaraan"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "siihen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "tuohon"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "hozzá"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "ahhoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "rá"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "arra"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "al respecto"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "därtill"
    }
  ],
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}

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