1. Into which; — used relatively.

Where is that palace whereinto foul things
Sometimes intrude not?
Shak.

The brook, whereinto he loved to look.
Emerson.

2. Into what; — used interrogatively.

Whereness
(Where"ness) n. The quality or state of having a place; ubiety; situation; position. [R.]

A point hath no dimensions, but only a whereness, and is next to nothing.
Grew.

Whereof
(Where*of") adv.

1. Of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; - - used relatively.

I do not find the certain numbers whereof their armies did consist.
Sir J. Davies.

Let it work like Borgias' wine,
Whereof his sire, the pope, was poisoned.
Marlowe.

Edward's seven sons, whereof thyself art one.
Shak.

2. Of what; — used interrogatively.

Whereof was the house built?
Johnson.

Whereon
(Where*on") adv.

1. On which; — used relatively; as, the earth whereon we live.

O fair foundation laid whereon to build.
Milton.

2. On what; — used interrogatively; as, whereon do we stand?

Whereout
(Where*out") adv. Out of which. [R.]

The cleft whereout the lightning breaketh.
Holland.

Whereso
(Where"so) adv. Wheresoever. [Obs.]

Wheresoe'er
(Where`so*e'er") adv. Wheresoever. [Poetic] "Wheresoe'er they rove." Milton.

Wheresoever
(Where`so*ev"er) adv. In what place soever; in whatever place; wherever.

Wherethrough
(Where*through") adv. Through which. [R.] "Wherethrough that I may know." Chaucer.

Windows . . . wherethrough the sun
Delights to peep, to gaze therein on thee.
Shak.

Whereto
(Where*to") adv.

1. To which; — used relatively. "Whereto we have already attained." Phil. iii. 16.

Whereto all bonds do tie me day by day.
Shak.

2. To what; to what end; — used interrogatively.

Whereunto
(Where`un*to") adv. Same as Whereto.


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