whereof

weərˈʌv

Definition

Definition of whereof - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

formal or legal

of which, concerning which

He spoke of matters whereof we must all be aware.

whereby

wherein

inquiry

Rare

inquiring about the origin or source

Rare

Whereof does this information come?

source

whence

wherefrom

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Expressions with whereof

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in testimony whereof

adv.

used to introduce a formal attestation statement

In testimony whereof, the parties have signed below.

in witness whereof

adv.

used to introduce the concluding clause in deeds

In witness whereof, the parties have signed below.

Origin of whereof

Old English, hwǣrof (of what)

Examples of whereof in a sentence

The law whereof the judge referred was outdated.
Whereof are these rumors spreading?
Whereof did the funds originate?

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French:dont, d'où, ...
German:wovon, woher, ...
Italian:di cui, da dove, ...
Spanish:del cual, de dónde, ...
Portuguese:do qual, de onde, ...
Chinese:关于此, 从何而来, ...
Japanese:それについて, どこから, ...
Arabic:مِمَّا, مِنْ أَيْنَ, ...
Hebrew:אֲשֶׁר לְגַבֵּי, מֵאֵיפֹה, ...
Russian:о чем, откуда, ...
Ukrainian:про що, звідки, ...
Hindi:जिसके बारे में, कहाँ से, ...
Bengali:যাহা সম্পর্কে, উৎস, ...
Catalan:del qual, d'on, ...
Czech:o němž, odkud, ...
Danish:hvoraf, hvorfra, ...
Dutch:waarvan, waarvandaan, ...
Greek:περί του οποίου, από πού, ...
Hungarian:amelyről, honnan, ...
Khmer:ដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងរឿងនោះ, មកពីប្រភពណា, ...
Korean:그것에 대해, 어디에서, ...
Persian:که از آن, کجا, ...
Polish:o czym, skąd, ...
Portuguese (BR):do qual, de onde, ...
Romanian:despre care, din ce sursă, ...
Swedish:varav, varifrån, ...
Thai:ซึ่ง, มาจากไหน, ...
Turkish:hakkında, nereden, ...
Vietnamese:mà, từ đâu, ...

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