WHERETO

Etymology

Adverb

whereto (not comparable)

(archaic, interrogative) To what; to which place, whither?

(obsolete, interrogative) To what end; wherefore?

(archaic, relative) To which.

Synonyms

• whereunto

• whither

Source: Wiktionary


Where*to", adv.

1. To which; -- used relatively. "Whereto we have already attained." Phil. iii. 16. Whereto all bonds do tie me day by day. Shak.

2. To what; to what end; -- used interrogatively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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