Whereof
adverb
About what or which.
He told a story, whereof parts were certainly true.
Often appears as...
- parts whereof
- cause whereof
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
adverb
Used to indicate things in which or about which.
You have returned from a long trip, whereof you did not speak much.
Often appears as...
- speak whereof
- tell whereof
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
adverb
About what or which.
He told a story, whereof parts were certainly true.
Often appears as...
- parts whereof
- cause whereof
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
adverb
Used to indicate things in which or about which.
You have returned from a long trip, whereof you did not speak much.
Often appears as...
- speak whereof
- tell whereof
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Use
Whereof is used in classic literature, giving a formal or old-fashioned tone.
He recited verses, the themes whereof were inspired by ancient folk tales.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Knowledge
Implies the speaker knows more about the topic, adding a layer of understanding.
She mentioned the experiment, whereof results were yet to be disclosed.
Pro Tip 3/3Restricted Usage
Modern English seldom uses 'whereof'; be mindful of its archaic nature.
The old text spoke of traditions, whereof many are no longer observed.
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Use
Whereof is used in classic literature, giving a formal or old-fashioned tone.
He recited verses, the themes whereof were inspired by ancient folk tales.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Knowledge
Implies the speaker knows more about the topic, adding a layer of understanding.
She mentioned the experiment, whereof results were yet to be disclosed.
Pro Tip 3/3Restricted Usage
Modern English seldom uses 'whereof'; be mindful of its archaic nature.
The old text spoke of traditions, whereof many are no longer observed.
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Use
Whereof is used in classic literature, giving a formal or old-fashioned tone.
He recited verses, the themes whereof were inspired by ancient folk tales.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Knowledge
Implies the speaker knows more about the topic, adding a layer of understanding.
She mentioned the experiment, whereof results were yet to be disclosed.
Pro Tip 3/3Restricted Usage
Modern English seldom uses 'whereof'; be mindful of its archaic nature.
The old text spoke of traditions, whereof many are no longer observed.
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Quote examples
Anne Boleyn
English Royalty
Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that, whereof I am accused and condemned to die.
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John Jewel
English Clergyman
Among all his creatures in heaven or earth, God hath not made any like unto the sun in the firmament, the beams whereof are beautiful and pleasant, and do give comfort in all places to all things.
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Pontius Pilate
Roman Politician
Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him.
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George Berkeley
Irish Philosopher
Many things, for aught I know, may exist, whereof neither I nor any other man hath or can have any idea or notion whatsoever.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
I realised I'd spent a lot of time in my poetry trying to find a way of talking about that whereof we cannot speak.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.
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John Bunyan
English Clergyman
There was a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian Philosopher
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
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Anne Boleyn
English Royalty
Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that, whereof I am accused and condemned to die.
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John Jewel
English Clergyman
Among all his creatures in heaven or earth, God hath not made any like unto the sun in the firmament, the beams whereof are beautiful and pleasant, and do give comfort in all places to all things.
Quote examples
Pontius Pilate
Roman Politician
Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him.
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George Berkeley
Irish Philosopher
Many things, for aught I know, may exist, whereof neither I nor any other man hath or can have any idea or notion whatsoever.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
I realised I'd spent a lot of time in my poetry trying to find a way of talking about that whereof we cannot speak.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.
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John Bunyan
English Clergyman
There was a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian Philosopher
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
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