whereat

[ hwair-at, wair- ]

/ ʰwɛərˈæt, wɛər- /

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conjunction

Literary.

at which: a reception whereat many were present.
to which; whereupon: a remark whereat she quickly angered.

adverb

Archaic. in reference to which.

Origin of whereat

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at where, at¹

Words nearby whereat

whereabout, whereabouts, whereafter, Where are the snows of yesteryear?, whereas, whereat, whereby, where'd, where do we go from here, where'er, wherefore

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Example sentences from the Web for whereat

Whereat, Lem Saulsbury took the pledge—for the eighth time that year.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
Whereat his wife taking present audacity, and reproving his sayings, with a cursed minde did deny it.
The Golden Asse|Lucius Apuleius
Whereat Peter vanished, and an ominous growl rose from the mob of monks.
Hypatia|Charles Kingsley
"But his ministers can do as they please," Mr. Adams rejoined, whereat the whole company broke into laughter.
In the Days of Poor Richard|Irving Bacheller

Whereat off they go, dropping a word or two of cold advice, or perchance of sarcastic humor.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider

British Dictionary definitions for whereat

whereat

/ (wɛərˈæt) archaic /

adverb

at or to which place

sentence connector

upon which occasion

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单词	whereat
释义	whereat [ hwair-at, wair- ] / ʰwɛərˈæt, wɛər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whereat ON THESAURUS.COM conjunction Literary. at which: a reception whereat many were present. to which; whereupon: a remark whereat she quickly angered. adverb Archaic. in reference to which. Origin of whereat Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at where, at¹ Words nearby whereat whereabout, whereabouts, whereafter, Where are the snows of yesteryear?, whereas, whereat, whereby, where'd, where do we go from here, where'er, wherefore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whereat Whereat, Lem Saulsbury took the pledge—for the eighth time that year. Superwomen\|Albert Payson Terhune Whereat his wife taking present audacity, and reproving his sayings, with a cursed minde did deny it. The Golden Asse\|Lucius Apuleius Whereat Peter vanished, and an ominous growl rose from the mob of monks. Hypatia\|Charles Kingsley "But his ministers can do as they please," Mr. Adams rejoined, whereat the whole company broke into laughter. In the Days of Poor Richard\|Irving Bacheller Whereat off they go, dropping a word or two of cold advice, or perchance of sarcastic humor. Homer's Odyssey\|Denton J. Snider British Dictionary definitions for whereat whereat / (wɛərˈæt) archaic / adverb at or to which place sentence connector upon which occasion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whereat so, thereupon, whereupon
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whereat

conjunction

adverb

Origin of whereat

Words nearby whereat

Example sentences from the Web for whereat

British Dictionary definitions for whereat

adverb

sentence connector

Words related to whereat