whereunto

English

Etymology

From where +‎ unto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wɛːɹʌnˈtuː/

Adverb

whereunto (not comparable)

(archaic or formal, sometimes interrogative) Unto what or which; to what purpose.
- 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, section XVIII:
  I will retire as soon as you have told
  Whereunto leadeth this lost thread of gold.
- a. 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh, An Introduction to a Breviary of the History of England […] :
  […] for that they were content somewhat to unwrest the sovereignty from the height whereunto he had strained it; which brought the state to a better proportion of harmony.

Synonyms

whereto

Conjunction

whereunto

(archaic or formal) unto which

See also

Here-, there-, and where- words

(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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