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See also: whereäs

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From where +‎ as (“that”); first attested in the meaning of "where" in the 14th century.[1] Compare thereas.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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whereas (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Where (that).
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.iii:
      And home she came, whereas her mother blynd / Sate in eternall night […]

Derived terms

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Conjunction

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whereas

  1. In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.
    He came first in the race, whereas his brother came last.
    • 2020 October 5, Paul Turnbull, “Thinking About Craniometry- The Racial Turn”, in Paul Turnbull‎[1]:
      One significance weakness of phrenology in the eyes of most anatomists, as Anne Harrington has shown, was that the brain comprised two structurally identical cerebral hemispheres, separated by a longitudinal fissure, whereas phrenologists held that the material sub-stratum of various mental faculties was located in only one hemisphere, and not its twin.
  2. (chiefly law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)
    Whereas you've proven your worth, you're welcome to join the team.
    • 1778, United States Articles of Confederation:
      And Whereas it hath pleased the Great Governor of the World to incline the hearts of the legislatures we respectively represent in Congress, to approve of, and to authorize us to ratify the said Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union.

Translations

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See also

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Here-, there-, and where- words
Pronominal adverbs
hence here hither how that thence there this thither what when whence where whither why
about — hereabout — — — — thereabout — — — whenabout — whereabout — —
abouts — hereabouts — — — — thereabouts — — — whenabouts — whereabouts — —
above — hereabove — — — — thereabove — — — — — whereabove — —
across — — — — — — thereacross — — — — — — — —
after henceafter hereafter — — — thenceafter thereafter — — — — whenceafter whereafter — —
afters — hereafters — — — — thereafters — — — — — whereafters — —
again — — — — — — thereagain — — — — — — — —
against — hereagainst — — — — thereagainst — — — — — whereagainst — —
along — — — — — — therealong — — — — — wherealong — —
among — hereamong — — — — thereamong — — — — — whereamong — —
amongst — — — — — — thereamongst — — — — — whereamongst — —
anent1 — hereanent — — — — thereanent — — — — — whereanent — —
around — — — — — — therearound — — — — — wherearound — —
as — — — — — — — — — — whenas — whereas — —
at — hereat — — — — thereat — — — — — whereat — —
away — hereaway — — thataway — thereaway thisaway — — — — whereaway — —
beit — — — howbeit — — — — — — — — — — —
before — herebefore — — — — therebefore — — — — — wherebefore — —
beside — — — — — — therebeside — — — — — wherebeside — —
between — — — — — — therebetween — — — — — wherebetween — —
beyond — — — — — — therebeyond — — — — — wherebeyond — —
by — hereby — — — — thereby — — — — — whereby — —
ever — — — however — — therever — — whatever whenever whencever wherever whitherever whyever
for — herefor — — — — therefor — — — — — wherefor — whyfor
fore — herefore — — — — therefore — — — — — wherefore — —
forth henceforth hereforth — — — thenceforth thereforth — — — — whenceforth whereforth — —
forward henceforward hereforward — — — thenceforward — — — — — whenceforward — — —
forwards henceforwards hereforwards — — — thenceforwards — — — — — — — — —
from hencefrom herefrom — — — thencefrom therefrom — — — — whencefrom wherefrom — —
hence — herehence — — — — therehence — — — — — wherehence — —
inabove — hereinabove — — — — thereinabove — — — — — whereinabove — —
inafter — hereinafter — — — — thereinafter — — — — — whereinafter — —
inbefore — hereinbefore — — — — thereinbefore — — — — — whereinbefore — —
inbelow — hereinbelow — — — — thereinbelow — — — — — whereinbelow — —
inelsewhere — hereinelsewhere — — — — — — — — — — — — —
insoever — hereinsoever — — — — — — thitherinsoever — — — whereinsoever whitherinsoever —
into — hereinto — — — — thereinto — — — — — whereinto — —
inunder — hereinunder — — — — thereinunder — — — — — whereinunder — —
mid2 — heremid — — — — theremid — — — — — wheremid — —
of — hereof — — — — thereof — — — — — whereof — —
on — hereon — — — — thereon — — — — — whereon — —
out — hereout — — — thenceout thereout — — — — — whereout — —
over — hereover — — — — thereover — — — — — whereover — —
so — — — howso — — — — — whatso whenso — whereso whitherso whyso
soever — — — howsoever — — theresoever — — whatsoever whensoever — wheresoever — whysoever
somedever3 — — — howsomedever — — — — — whatsomedever — — — — —
somever3 — — — howsomever — — — — — whatsomever whensomever — wheresomever — —
through — herethrough — — — — therethrough — — — — — wherethrough — —
throughout — herethroughout — — — — therethroughout — — — — — wherethroughout — —
to — hereto hitherto — — — thereto — thitherto — — — whereto whitherto —
tofore — heretofore — — — — theretofore — — — — — wheretofore whithertofore —
unto — hereunto hitherunto — — — thereunto — — — — — whereunto — —
up — — — — — — thereup — — — — — whereup — —
upon — hereupon — — — — thereupon — — — — — whereupon — —
ward — — hitherward — — — — — thitherward — — whenceward — whitherward —
wards — — hitherwards — — — — — thitherwards — — whencewards — whitherwards —
-wise — — — — thatwise — — thiswise — whatwise — — — — —
with — herewith — — — — therewith — — — — — wherewith — —
withal — herewithal — — — — therewithal — — — — — wherewithal — —
within — herewithin — — — — therewithin — — — — — wherewithin — —
without — herewithout — — — — therewithout — — — — — wherewithout — —

1 Scottish
2 from Middle English mid
3 old dialectal form

Noun

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whereas (plural whereases)

  1. A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.
    • 1883, The Insurance Law Journal, Potter and Company:
      […] the promise is stated after a whereas, though the promise is the very gist of the action, yet, such a count so framed, will be held good on demurrer.
    • 1908, United States Congress, Hearings beginning March 9, 1908 – April 30, 1908:
      It had a page or so of whereases.
    • 1961, Aluminum Workers' International Union, Biennial Convention:
      I feel it is most unfortunate that some of the preambles, prefaces, whereases or whatever you want to call it, are put before motions or before resolutions […]
    • 1973, Canadian Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, Proceedings:
      If it is the desire of any Lodge on the floor that the whereases that were listed in their original Resolution be quoted by the Chairman or by the Secretary […]

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “whereas”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

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