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Webster 1913 Edition
Wherein
Where-in′
,adv.
1.
In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the like; – used relatively.
Her clothes
wherein
she was clad. Chaucer.
There are times
wherein
a man ought to be cautious as well as innocent. Swift.
2.
In what; – used interrogatively.
Yet ye say,
Wherein
have we wearied him! Mal. ii. 17.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wherein
WHEREIN
,adv.
1.
In which; in which thing, time, respect, book, &c. This is the thing wherein you have erred.2.
In what.Yet ye say, wherein have we wearied him? Malachi 2.
Definition 2024
wherein
wherein
English
Adverb
wherein (not comparable)
- How, or in what way.
- Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 1 Kings 18:9
See also
- Category:English pronominal adverbs
Conjunction
wherein
- Where, or in which location.
- Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel. Numbers 35:34
- During which.
- There is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. Ecclesiastes 8:9
- How, or in what way.
- In order to show them wherein they were wrong, Samuel was instructed to bear witness against them... 1 Samuel 8:9