thereto

English

Etymology

From Middle English therto, from Old English þǣrtō (“thereto”), equivalent to there +‎ to. Cognate with Scots tharto, thereto (“thereto”), Saterland Frisian deertou (“thereto”), West Frisian dêrta (“thereto”), Dutch daartoe (“thereto; for that”), German Low German daarto (“to that; for that; thereto”), German dazu (“to that; for that; thereto”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌðɛəˈtuː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌðɛɚˈtuː/

Adverb

thereto (not comparable)

1. (formal) To that.
2. (archaic or poetic) To it.
   • Robert Browning

     For elegance, he strung the angelot,
     Made rhymes thereto […]

   • Jack Kerouac

     A man who allows wild passion to arise within, himself burns his heart, then after burning adds the wind that thereto which ignites the fire again, or not, as the case may be.

Translations

translation

• Danish: dertil
• Dutch: daaraan (nl)

• Swedish: därtill (sv)

See also

Here-, there- and where- words

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where	whereabout	whereabouts	whereafter		whereagainst	whereamong		whereas	whereat			whereby	wherefore	wherefrom	wherein	whereinafter	whereinbefore	whereinto	whereof	whereon	whereto	wheretofore	whereunder	whereunto	whereupon	wherewith	wherewithal