Definitions for whereas
ʰwɛərˈæz, wɛər-wher·e·as

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. whereasnoun

   A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.

2. whereasadverb

   Where (that).

3. whereasconjunction

   In contrast; whilst on the contrary

   He came first in the race whereas his brother came last.

4. whereasconjunction

   It being the fact that

   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. (United States Articles of Confederation)

5. whereasconjunction

   Inasmuch as

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whereasadverb

   Etymology: where and as.

   1. When on the contrary.

   Are not those found to be the greatest zealots who are most notoriously ignorant? whereas true zeal should always begin with true knowledge. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

   The aliment of plants is nearly one uniform juice; whereas animals live upon very different sorts of substances. Arbuthnot.

   2. At which place. Obsolete.

   They came to fiery flood of Phlegeton,
   Whereas the damned ghosts in torments fry. Fa. Queen.

   Prepare to ride unto St. Alban’s,
   Whereas the king and queen do mean to hawk. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   3. The thing being so that. Always referred to something different.

   Whereas we read so many of them so much commended, some for their mild and merciful disposition, some for their virtuous severity, some for integrity of life; all these were the fruits of true and infallible principles delivered unto us in the word of God. Richard Hooker.

   Whereas all bodies seem to work by the communication of their natures, and impressions of their motions; the diffusion of species visible seemeth to participate more of the former, and the species audible of the latter. Francis Bacon.

   Whereas wars are generally causes of poverty, the special nature of this war with Spain, if made by sea, is like to be a lucrative war. Francis Bacon.

   Whereas seeing requires light, a free medium, and a right line to the objects, we can hear in the dark, immured, and by curve lines. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

   Whereas at first we had only three of these principles, their number is already swoln to five. Thomas Baker, on Learning.

   One imagines that the terrestrial matter, which is showered down with rain, enlarges the bulk of the earth: another fancies that the earth will ere long all be washed away by rains, and the waters of the ocean turned forth to overwhelm the dry land: whereas, by this distribution of matter, continual provision is every where made for the supply of bodies. John Woodward.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whereasadverb

   at which place; where

2. Whereas

   considering that; it being the case that; since; -- used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations, affirmations, commands, requests, or like, that follow

3. Whereas

   when in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something that precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something consequent

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whereas' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1781

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whereas' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1148

How to pronounce whereas?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whereas in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whereas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of whereas in a Sentence

1. Owen Humphreys/PA via AP:

   There has been a band of similar weather conditions extending across central parts of Europe, whereas Iberia and parts of Scandinavia have experienced rather wetter conditions.

2. Robert Grass:

   If you, for example, think of a tablespoon filled with DNA; that would include all of the information on Facebook and Wikipedia and Twitter - and all that just in that small heap of DNA. Whereas nowadays you need enormous server farms and cooling and maintenance because the current methods decay over time, in that tablespoon you would have everything very stable in a very small space with a guaranteed stability for a very long time.

3. Boris Johnson:

   I think it's deeply unfair that high street businesses are paying tax through the nose... whereas the internet giants, the FAANGs — Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google — are paying virtually nothing, we've got to find a way of taxing the internet giants on their income, because at the moment it is simply unfair.

4. John Dryden:

   Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

5. Andrew Steptoe:

   The situation of people suffering an acute cardiac event is different from that of people undergoing surgery: surgery is usually planned so the patient can prepare for it, whereas cardiac events often come out of the blue, but in both cases, a positive orientation is an asset.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Whereas
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=whereas
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whereas