Standard Lemma guide

whereof

adv · conj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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: /wɛəɹˈɒv/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /(h)wɛɹˈʌv/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒv
  • rhymes with -ʌv

1

adv

Meaning 1

Of what.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

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2

adv

Meaning 2

Of which.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

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3

conj

Meaning 3

Of what.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal

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4

conj

Meaning 4

Of which.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal

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5

conj

Meaning 5

Of whom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal

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6

conj

Meaning 6

With or by which.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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History

Etymology

From Middle English wherof; equivalent to where + of. Compare the parallel formations of Swedish varav and Dutch waaraf.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: от който (ot kojto) — of what; of which; of whom
  • Bulgarian: от каквото (ot kakvoto) — of what; of which; of whom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甚么的 — of what; of which; of whom
  • Danish: hvoraf — of what; of which; of whom
  • Dutch: waarvan — of what; of which; of whom
  • Esperanto: pri kiu — of what; of which; of whom
  • Finnish: minkä — of what; of which; of whom
  • French: dont — of what; of which; of whom
  • German: wovon — of what; of which; of whom
  • Hungarian: amiből — of what; of which; of whom
  • Hungarian: amelyből — of what; of which; of whom
  • Hungarian: akiből — of what; of which; of whom
  • Hungarian: amiről — of what; of which; of whom
  • Hungarian: amelyről — of what; of which; of whom
  • Hungarian: akiről — of what; of which; of whom
  • Latin: unde — of what; of which; of whom
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvorav — of what; of which; of whom
  • Portuguese: donde — of what; of which; of whom
  • Spanish: donde — of what; of which; of whom
  • Swedish: varav — of what; of which; of whom