"wherein" meaning in English

See wherein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /(h)wɛɹˈɪn/ [General-American], /wɛəɹˈɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-wherein.ogg [US]
enPR: (h)wârinʹ, wârinʹ Rhymes: -ɪn Etymology: where- + in Etymology templates: {{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

Conjunction

IPA: /(h)wɛɹˈɪn/ [General-American], /wɛəɹˈɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-wherein.ogg [US]
enPR: (h)wârinʹ, wârinʹ Rhymes: -ɪn Etymology: where- + in Etymology templates: {{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 Disambiguation of 'from': 68 28 4 Disambiguation of 'hence': 51 21 29 Disambiguation of 'in': 60 0 40 Disambiguation of 'in after': 43 24 33
  2. During which.
    Sense id: en-wherein-en-conj-5~YoB7CS Related terms (against): hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst Related terms (among): hereamong, thereamong, whereamong Related terms (amongst): thereamongst, whereamongst Related terms (before): herebefore, therebefore Related terms (into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto Related terms (unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto Related terms (upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon Disambiguation of 'against': 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'among': 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'amongst': 8 80 11 Disambiguation of 'before': 27 46 27 Disambiguation of 'into': 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'unto': 23 59 18 Disambiguation of 'upon': 23 59 18
  3. How, or in what way. Related terms (fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore
    Sense id: en-wherein-en-conj-P08Z5nuI 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 (around): therearound, wherearound Related terms (as): thereas, whereas Related terms (at): hereat, thereat, whereat Related terms (beside): therebeside Related terms (between): therebetween, wherebetween 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 (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': 34 35 31 Disambiguation of 'again': 42 17 42 Disambiguation of 'around': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'as': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'at': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'beside': 35 30 35 Disambiguation of 'between': 31 37 31 Disambiguation of 'by': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'for': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'in before': 38 31 31 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 'with': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'withal': 39 25 37

Alternative forms

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    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Where, or in which location."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "location",
          "location"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "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": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)wɛɹˈɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛəɹˈɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪn"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "(h)wârinʹ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "wârinʹ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wherein"
}

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