therewithal
/,ðeəwi'ðɔ:l/
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Definition
- Adverb:
- Therewith; with that; with it: Used to indicate something is done or provided along with, by means of, or immediately following the thing just mentioned.
- In addition to that; besides; moreover: Used to add an extra point or piece of information.
Usage
- Therewithal is an archaic or formal adverb. It is rarely used in modern English but appears in historical, legal, or literary texts (like Shakespeare's works). It connects a subsequent action, condition, or statement to a preceding one.
- It typically follows the clause or element it modifies.
Examples
- Adverb (with that): (He paid the sum and, along with that payment, handed over the deed.)
- Adverb (besides): (He was a brave soldier and, in addition to that, a man of great compassion.)
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Historical Context: Often found in older legal documents or literature to mean "along with that" or "furthermore."
- Literary/Archaic Style: Used for stylistic effect to evoke an older form of English.
Variants and Related Words
- Therewith (adv.): With that or it; immediately after that. (A more common variant, though also somewhat archaic.)
- Therefrom (adv.): From that or it.
- Thereupon (adv.): Upon that or it; immediately following that.
Synonyms
- Therewith: With that.
- Additionally: As an extra point or thing.
- Moreover: Used to introduce a point that adds to or strengthens the previous one.
- Furthermore: In addition; besides (used to add more information).
Notes
- Therewithal is considered obsolete in everyday contemporary English. Its use is primarily confined to understanding historical texts, classic literature, or specific formal/legal phrasing.
- It is often interchangeable with the slightly more common therewith, though therewithal can carry a slightly stronger sense of "in addition" or "along with all that."
Adverb
- together with all that; besides; and therewithal remit thy other forfeits"- Shakespeare
- thy slanders I forgive