WHEREWITH

Etymology

Adverb

wherewith (not comparable)

(archaic) With which; with what.

Noun

wherewith (usually uncountable, plural wherewiths)

(archaic) Something with which; the means by which.

Synonym: wherewithal

Source: Wiktionary


Where*with", adv.

1. With which; -- used relatively. The love wherewith thou hast loved me. John xvii. 26.

2. With what; -- used interrogatively. Wherewith shall I save Israel Judg. vi. 15.

Where*with", n.

Definition: The necessary means or instrument. So shall I have wherewith to answer him. Ps. cxix. 42. The wherewith to meet excessive loss by radiation. H. Spencer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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