wherewithaladv.n.

Brit.

/ˈwɛːwᵻðɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɛrwəˌðɔl/,

/ˈ(h)wɛrwəˌθɔl/,

/ˈ(h)wɛrwəˌðɑl/,

/ˈ(h)wɛrwəˌθɑl/ (as adverb also)Brit.

/ˌwɛːwᵻˈðɔːl/

Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + withal adv. and prep.

I. interrogative.

1. = wherewith adv. 1. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by what means?

wherewithc1175

howa1400

whereby1526

wherewithal1535

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxviii[i]. 9 Where withall shall a yonge man clense his waye?

1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus ii. iii. sig. Mij^v Where withal I beseche the..shall men bye or make prouysion for our cates?

1611 Bible (King James) Matt. vi. 31 Wherewithall shall wee be clothed?

1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher III. 96 He never was so hard run for money. Knew not wherewithal to pay his duties.

II. relative.

a. = wherewith adv. 2. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by which means or by means of which

wheremidc1160

wherebyc1200

wherethorough?c1225

wherewithc1230

wherewith1297

witha1300

wherethrough13..

whereof1340

withal1389

how1390

wherewithal1578

wherewithal1618

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. xxvii. 353 The iuyce of Aloë..openeth the belly, in purging..humours, especially suche wherewithal the stomacke is burdened.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. i. 55 Northumberland, thou ladder wherewithall The mounting Bullingbrooke ascends my throne.

1615 G. Wither Shepherds Hunting iv. E 5 The rest Wherewithall thy minde is blest.

a1673 T. Horton Expos. Psalm lxiii. 7 (1675) 590 He is not like the Egyptian Task-masters, which require brick, and give no straw wherewithal to make it.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. viii. 88 The..marks of his good-will and gratitude wherewithal they had been honoured.

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxxi. 310 Mrs. Miff has heard..that the lady hasn't got a sixpence wherewithal to bless herself.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 344 The love I had therefor was not so much above That wherewithal I loved the silver ring.

b. With ellipsis of antecedent, or as nominal relative: = wherewith adv. 2b. (a) followed by infinitive with to; (b) with ellipsis of inf. (See also 2c) archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means

keyOE

toolc1000

wherewithc1230

ministerc1380

meanc1390

instrumenta1425

organ?a1425

mesne1447

moyen1449

handlec1450

hackneya1500

receipta1500

operative1526

ingine1531

appliance1555

agent1579

matter1580

mids1581

wedge1581

wherewithal1583

shoeing-horn1587

engine1589

instrumental1598

Roaring Meg1598

procurement1601

organy1605

vehicle1615

vehiculuma1617

executioner1646

facility1652

operatory1660

instrumentality1663

expedient1665

agency1684

bladea1713

mechanic1924

mechanism1924

(a)

1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. N1^v If he haue not wherewithall to maintaine his estate.

1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 32 No people to pay him tithes, but his own children and servants, who had not wherewithall to pay him, but of his own.

1693 tr. J. Le Clerc Mem. Count Teckely iii. 66 Teckely being in the Neighbourhood, without having wherewithal to attempt any thing by force.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. i. 174 When your Ladyship's Livery was stript off, he had not wherewithal to buy a Coat.

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxxi They gave him what they had, and hulled him with every shot... He had not wherewithal to return the compliment.

(b)1605 London Prodigall i. ii The charge is small charge, syr; I thanke God my father left me wherewithal.1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. iii. 59 Lou. That Churchman Beares a bounteous minde indeed,.. His dewes fall euery where... L. San. He may my Lord, Ha's wherewithall . 1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant i. i. 5 My husband and I cannot live by Love, as they say; we must have wherewithal, as they say.1730 A. Ramsay Fables vi. 21 Them that wanted wherewitha', He dang them back.1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xix. 359 ‘Here is wherewithal’, said Martin.

c. Preceded by the definite (rarely the indefinite) article, which qualifies the omitted or implied antecedent: (a) followed by infinitive with to = means by which, resource with which (to do something); (b) with ellipsis of infinitive (chiefly colloquial), thus becoming a n. = means, esp. pecuniary means; resource or supply (esp. money) needed for the purpose in view.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun]

coffer1377

pursec1384

possibilityc1385

moneyc1390

financec1475

abilityc1503

purse stringc1530

moyen1547

means1560

financy1600

pocket1633

fonds1669

wherewith1674

apoinctee1682

funds1700

ways and means1738

money stock1743

pecuniary1748

pecuniar1793

wherewithal1809

ante1843

pocketbook1897

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > resources

facultya1382

myance?a1513

moyen1547

facility1555

means1560

resource1611

foisona1616

wherewith1674

asset1677

stock-in-tradea1806

wherewithal1809

possibles1823

bag of tricks1841

potential1941

(a)

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. viii. 70 There is a wherewithal to satisfy your craving.

1833 H. Martineau Manch. Strike (new ed.) xii. 127 A..hope..that this day's post would have brought the wherewithal to build up new expectations.

1917 Eng. Hist. Rev. Oct. 490 To supply him with the wherewithal to pay for the defence of the border.

(b)1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. xii. 166 How the devil does she mean that I should get the wherewithal?1861 G. M. Musgrave By-roads in Picardy 14 The design comprised a harbour for vessels carrying forty guns; but the where~withal failed.1890 W. Besant Demoniac iii Our English girls, when they have got the wherewithal, do in the second generation easily assume the aristocratic manner and appearance.

†3. = wherewith adv. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [adverb] > with which as a cause or occasion

wherewithc1440

wherewithal1607

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 695 He forgot Diana, wherewithall she was very angry.

1640 tr. G. S. du Verdier Love & Armes Greeke Princes ii. 23 The accents of the voice..made him conclude that they proceeded from a person very much afflicted: wherewithall he was so moved to pity, [etc.].

a. = wherewith adv. 4. Obsolete or rare (archaic).

ΚΠ

1618 G. Wither Wither's Motto 193 A knowledge where~withall He is prepar'd for whatsoe're may fall.

1846 N. Hawthorne Mosses ii. 124 With precisely the same complacency of conscience, wherewithal he contemplates the volume of discourses above-mentioned.

†b. = wherewith adv. 4b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > whereafter or whereupon

whereaftera1425

whereupon?1461

whereafterward1483

wherewithc1515

wherewithala1542

whenas1553

whereon1588

whereby1600

hereon1602

when1803

a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) iv. 9 Wherewithall, vnto the hertes forrest he fleith.

1640 tr. G. S. du Verdier Love & Armes Greeke Princes ii. 39 Wherewithall considering the..obligation wherein he was bound to her affection, he resolved to let her see how sensible he was of a benefit.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wherewithal
释义	wherewithaladv.n. Brit. /ˈwɛːwᵻðɔːl/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɛrwəˌðɔl/, /ˈ(h)wɛrwəˌθɔl/, /ˈ(h)wɛrwəˌðɑl/, /ˈ(h)wɛrwəˌθɑl/ (as adverb also)Brit. /ˌwɛːwᵻˈðɔːl/ Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + withal adv. and prep. I. interrogative. 1. = wherewith adv. 1. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by what means? wherewithc1175 howa1400 whereby1526 wherewithal1535 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxviii[i]. 9 Where withall shall a yonge man clense his waye? 1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus ii. iii. sig. Mij^v Where withal I beseche the..shall men bye or make prouysion for our cates? 1611 Bible (King James) Matt. vi. 31 Wherewithall shall wee be clothed? View more context for this quotation 1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher III. 96 He never was so hard run for money. Knew not wherewithal to pay his duties. II. relative. 2. a. = wherewith adv. 2. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by which means or by means of which wheremidc1160 wherebyc1200 wherethorough?c1225 wherewithc1230 wherewith1297 witha1300 wherethrough13.. whereof1340 withal1389 how1390 wherewithal1578 wherewithal1618 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. xxvii. 353 The iuyce of Aloë..openeth the belly, in purging..humours, especially suche wherewithal the stomacke is burdened. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. i. 55 Northumberland, thou ladder wherewithall The mounting Bullingbrooke ascends my throne. View more context for this quotation 1615 G. Wither Shepherds Hunting iv. E 5 The rest Wherewithall thy minde is blest. a1673 T. Horton Expos. Psalm lxiii. 7 (1675) 590 He is not like the Egyptian Task-masters, which require brick, and give no straw wherewithal to make it. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. viii. 88 The..marks of his good-will and gratitude wherewithal they had been honoured. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxxi. 310 Mrs. Miff has heard..that the lady hasn't got a sixpence wherewithal to bless herself. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 344 The love I had therefor was not so much above That wherewithal I loved the silver ring. b. With ellipsis of antecedent, or as nominal relative: = wherewith adv. 2b. (a) followed by infinitive with to; (b) with ellipsis of inf. (See also 2c) archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means keyOE toolc1000 wherewithc1230 ministerc1380 meanc1390 instrumenta1425 organ?a1425 mesne1447 moyen1449 handlec1450 hackneya1500 receipta1500 operative1526 ingine1531 appliance1555 agent1579 matter1580 mids1581 wedge1581 wherewithal1583 shoeing-horn1587 engine1589 instrumental1598 Roaring Meg1598 procurement1601 organy1605 vehicle1615 vehiculuma1617 executioner1646 facility1652 operatory1660 instrumentality1663 expedient1665 agency1684 bladea1713 mechanic1924 mechanism1924 (a) 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. N1^v If he haue not wherewithall to maintaine his estate. 1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 32 No people to pay him tithes, but his own children and servants, who had not wherewithall to pay him, but of his own. 1693 tr. J. Le Clerc Mem. Count Teckely iii. 66 Teckely being in the Neighbourhood, without having wherewithal to attempt any thing by force. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. i. 174 When your Ladyship's Livery was stript off, he had not wherewithal to buy a Coat. View more context for this quotation 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxxi They gave him what they had, and hulled him with every shot... He had not wherewithal to return the compliment. (b)1605 London Prodigall i. ii The charge is small charge, syr; I thanke God my father left me wherewithal.1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. iii. 59 Lou. That Churchman Beares a bounteous minde indeed,.. His dewes fall euery where... L. San. He may my Lord, Ha's wherewithall . View more context for this quotation1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant i. i. 5 My husband and I cannot live by Love, as they say; we must have wherewithal, as they say.1730 A. Ramsay Fables vi. 21 Them that wanted wherewitha', He dang them back.1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xix. 359 ‘Here is wherewithal’, said Martin. c. Preceded by the definite (rarely the indefinite) article, which qualifies the omitted or implied antecedent: (a) followed by infinitive with to = means by which, resource with which (to do something); (b) with ellipsis of infinitive (chiefly colloquial), thus becoming a n. = means, esp. pecuniary means; resource or supply (esp. money) needed for the purpose in view. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] coffer1377 pursec1384 possibilityc1385 moneyc1390 financec1475 abilityc1503 purse stringc1530 moyen1547 means1560 financy1600 pocket1633 fonds1669 wherewith1674 apoinctee1682 funds1700 ways and means1738 money stock1743 pecuniary1748 pecuniar1793 wherewithal1809 ante1843 pocketbook1897 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > resources facultya1382 myance?a1513 moyen1547 facility1555 means1560 resource1611 foisona1616 wherewith1674 asset1677 stock-in-tradea1806 wherewithal1809 possibles1823 bag of tricks1841 potential1941 (a) 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. viii. 70 There is a wherewithal to satisfy your craving. 1833 H. Martineau Manch. Strike (new ed.) xii. 127 A..hope..that this day's post would have brought the wherewithal to build up new expectations. 1917 Eng. Hist. Rev. Oct. 490 To supply him with the wherewithal to pay for the defence of the border. (b)1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. xii. 166 How the devil does she mean that I should get the wherewithal?1861 G. M. Musgrave By-roads in Picardy 14 The design comprised a harbour for vessels carrying forty guns; but the where~withal failed.1890 W. Besant Demoniac iii Our English girls, when they have got the wherewithal, do in the second generation easily assume the aristocratic manner and appearance. †3. = wherewith adv. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [adverb] > with which as a cause or occasion wherewithc1440 wherewithal1607 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 695 He forgot Diana, wherewithall she was very angry. 1640 tr. G. S. du Verdier Love & Armes Greeke Princes ii. 23 The accents of the voice..made him conclude that they proceeded from a person very much afflicted: wherewithall he was so moved to pity, [etc.]. 4. a. = wherewith adv. 4. Obsolete or rare (archaic). ΚΠ 1618 G. Wither Wither's Motto 193 A knowledge where~withall He is prepar'd for whatsoe're may fall. 1846 N. Hawthorne Mosses ii. 124 With precisely the same complacency of conscience, wherewithal he contemplates the volume of discourses above-mentioned. †b. = wherewith adv. 4b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > whereafter or whereupon whereaftera1425 whereupon?1461 whereafterward1483 wherewithc1515 wherewithala1542 whenas1553 whereon1588 whereby1600 hereon1602 when1803 a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) iv. 9 Wherewithall, vnto the hertes forrest he fleith. 1640 tr. G. S. du Verdier Love & Armes Greeke Princes ii. 39 Wherewithall considering the..obligation wherein he was bound to her affection, he resolved to let her see how sensible he was of a benefit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.n.1535
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