adv
Meaning 1
Where (that).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
whereas
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /wɛəɹˈaz/
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Received-Pronunciation: /wəˈɹaz/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɛɹəz/ in fast speech
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General-American: /(h)wɛɹˈæz/
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rhymes with -æz
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CMU ARPABET: W EH0 R AE1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: HH W EH0 R AE1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
conj
Meaning 2
In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He came first in the race, whereas his brother came last.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
conj
Meaning 3
It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From where + as (“that”); first attested in the meaning of "where" in the 14th century. Compare thereas.
Across languages
Translations
93 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: عِنْدَمَا (ʕindamā) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Azerbaijani: halbuki — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Bulgarian: от друга страна (ot druga strana) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Literary Chinese: 而 (ér) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Chinese Mandarin: 然而 (rán'ér) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Czech: zatímco — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Czech: kdežto — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Czech: přičemž — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Danish: hvorimod — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Dutch: hoewel — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Dutch: terwijl — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Dutch: ofschoon — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Esperanto: dum — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Esperanto: kontraŭe — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Finnish: kun taas — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Finnish: kun sitä vastoin — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- French: tandis que — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- French: alors que — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- German: wohingegen — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- German: wogegen — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- German: während — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Greek: τουναντίον (tounantíon) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Greek: ενώ (enó) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Greek: απεναντίας (apenantías) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Hungarian: míg — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Hungarian: pedig — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Hungarian: viszont — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Italian: laddove — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Italian: mentre — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Malay: manakala — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Malay: padahal — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Norwegian Bokmål: mens — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Norwegian Nynorsk: mens — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Norwegian Nynorsk: medan — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Polish: natomiast — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Polish: zaś — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Polish: a — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Portuguese: enquanto — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Portuguese: ao passo que — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Romanian: pe când — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Russian: тогда́ как (togdá kak) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Russian: в то вре́мя как (v to vrémja kak) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Serbo-Croatian: dok — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Serbo-Croatian: za razliku od — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Slovene: medtem ko — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Spanish: mientras que (locution) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Swedish: samtidigt som — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Swedish: medan — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Ukrainian: тоді як (todi jak) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Ukrainian: в той час як (v toj čas jak) — but in contrast; whilst on the contrary...
- Chinese Mandarin: 鑒於 /鉴于 (jiànyú) — it being the case that...
- Czech: poněvadž — it being the case that...
- Czech: ježto — it being the case that...
- Czech: vzhledem k tomu, že — it being the case that...
- Danish: eftersom — it being the case that...
- Dutch: aangezien — it being the case that...
- Dutch: terwijl — it being the case that...
- Dutch: waarbij — it being the case that...
- Dutch: vermits — it being the case that...
- Finnish: koska — it being the case that...
- French: alors que — it being the case that...
- French: compte tenu de — it being the case that...
- French: vu que — it being the case that...
- French: vu — it being the case that...
- French: eu égard à — it being the case that...
- French: en raison de — it being the case that...
- French: étant donné — it being the case that...
- German: wobei — it being the case that...
- German: dieweil — it being the case that...
- Greek: δεδομένου ότι (dedoménou óti) — it being the case that...
- Greek: λαμβανομένου υπόψη ότι (lamvanoménou ypópsi óti) — it being the case that...
- Hebrew: הוֹאִיל (ho'il) — it being the case that...
- Hungarian: minthogy — it being the case that...
- Hungarian: mivel — it being the case that...
- Hungarian: tekintettel — it being the case that...
- Navajo: kótʼéego hazʼaah — it being the case that...
- Portuguese: sendo que — it being the case that...
- Portuguese: considerando que — it being the case that...
- Portuguese: dado que — it being the case that...
- Spanish: siendo que — it being the case that...
- Spanish: por cuanto — it being the case that...
- Spanish: visto que — it being the case that...
- Spanish: ya que — it being the case that...
- Spanish: dado que — it being the case that...
- Spanish: considerando — it being the case that...
- Swedish: emedan — it being the case that...
- Swedish: alldenstund — it being the case that...
- Swedish: enär — it being the case that...
- Ukrainian: беручи до уваги, що (beručy do uvahy, ščo) — it being the case that...
- Dutch: terwijl — clause
- Dutch: vermits — clause
- Portuguese: cláusula — clause
- Spanish: considerando — clause
Real reading context