Definitions for wherein
ʰwɛərˈɪn, wɛər-wher·e·in

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whereinadverb

   How, or in what way.

2. whereinconjunction

   Where, or in which location.

3. whereinconjunction

   During which.

4. whereinconjunction

   How, or in what way.

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

1. Whereinadverb

   In which.

   Etymology: where and in.

   Whenever yet was your appeal denied?
   Wherein have you been galled by the king? William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Try waters by weight, wherein you may find some difference, and the lighter account the better. Francis Bacon.

   Heav’n
   Is as the book of God before thee set,
   Wherein to read his won’drous works. John Milton.

   Too soon for us the circling hours
   This dreaded time have compast, wherein we
   Must bide the stroke of that long threaten’d wound. John Milton.

   This the happy morn
   Wherein the son of heav’n’s eternal king,
   Our great redemption from above did bring! John Milton.

   Had they been treated with more kindness, and their questions answered, they would have taken more pleasure in improving their knowledge, wherein there would be still newness. John Locke.

   There are times wherein a man ought to be cautious as well as innocent. Jonathan Swift.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whereinadverb

   in which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the like; -- used relatively

2. Whereinadverb

   in what; -- used interrogatively

How to pronounce wherein?

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

How to say wherein in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wherein in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wherein in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of wherein in a Sentence

1. Francis William Bourdillon:

   Man only goeth a godless way In his dark and smoky babels, Or builds him prisons wherein to pray, And serves not God but tables.

2. H.W. Mann:

   Karma is actually a mental disorder wherein we keep playing the same broken record over and over

3. Reza Behrouz:

   Hossein Soodmand represented what would ideally be a secular Iranian society wherein people could freely practice their faith. A free, secular society is the regimes primal fear.

4. United Spirits:

   The SFIO noted that the company (United Spirits) had conducted an inquiry wherein possible fund diversions were identified, and requested some information from the company in relation to that.

5. Feltham:

   The life of man is the incessant walk of nature, wherein every moment is a step towards death. Even our growing to perfection is a progress to decay. Every thought we have is a sand running out of the glass of life.

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References

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