whereto

English

Etymology

From Middle English wherto, equivalent to where +‎ to.

Adverb

whereto (not comparable)

(archaic, interrogative) To what; to which place, whither?
(obsolete, interrogative) To what end; wherefore?
(archaic, relative) To which.
- 1658, Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus:
  According whereto Xenophon describeth his gallant plantation at Sardis, thus rendred by Strebæus.

Synonyms

Translations

to what place; whither

Bulgarian: накъдето (nakǎdeto)
Finnish: mihin (fi), minne (fi)
German: wohin (de)
Greek:
Ancient: ποῖ (poî)
Hungarian: hova (hu)
Ido: adube (io)
Latin: quō (la)
Maori: ki hea
Portuguese: aonde (pt)
Spanish: adónde (es)
Swedish: vart (sv), vartill (sv)

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Dutch: ^{(please verify)} waartoe (nl)
French: ^{(please verify)} auquel (fr), ^{(please verify)} à laquelle (fr) f, ^{(please verify)} auxquels (fr) m pl, ^{(please verify)} à laquelle (fr) f, ^{(please verify)} auxquels (fr) m pl, ^{(please verify)} auxquelles (fr) f pl

(about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout
(abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts
(after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter
(again): thereagain
(against): hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst
(among): hereamong, thereamong, whereamong
(amongst): thereamongst, whereamongst
(around): therearound, wherearound
(as): thereas, whereas
(at): hereat, thereat, whereat
(before): herebefore, therebefore
(beside): therebeside
(between): therebetween, wherebetween
(by): hereby, thereby, whereby
(for): herefor, therefor, wherefor
(fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore
(from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom
(hence): herehence, therehence
(in): herein, therein, wherein
(in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter
(in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore
(into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto
(of): hereof, thereof, whereof
(on): hereon, thereon, whereon
(out): hereout, thereout, whereout
(to): hereto, thereto, whereto
(tofore): heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore
(under): hereunder, thereunder, whereunder
(unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto
(upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon
(with): herewith, therewith, wherewith
(withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal

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