whereas
See also: whereäs
English
Alternative forms
- whereäs (rare)
Etymology
From where + as (“that”); first attested in the meaning of "where" [14thc.][1]. Compare thereas.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: where‧as
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æz
Adverb
whereas (not comparable)
- (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
Conjunction
whereas
- In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.
- He came first in the race, whereas his brother came last.
- (chiefly law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used in recitals)
- (Can we date this quote?) 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.
- (Can we date this quote?) United States Articles of Confederation
Translations
but in contrast; whilst on the contrary…
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it being the case that…
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See also
- (about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout
- (abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts
- (after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter
- (again): thereagain
- (against): hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst
- (among): hereamong, thereamong, whereamong
- (amongst): thereamongst, whereamongst
- (around): therearound, wherearound
- (as): thereas, whereas
- (at): hereat, thereat, whereat
- (before): herebefore, therebefore
- (beside): therebeside
- (between): therebetween, wherebetween
- (by): hereby, thereby, whereby
- (for): herefor, therefor, wherefor
- (fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore
- (from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom
- (hence): herehence, therehence
- (in): herein, therein, wherein
- (in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter
- (in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore
- (into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto
- (of): hereof, thereof, whereof
- (on): hereon, thereon, whereon
- (out): hereout, thereout, whereout
- (to): hereto, thereto, whereto
- (tofore): heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore
- (under): hereunder, thereunder, whereunder
- (unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto
- (upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon
- (with): herewith, therewith, wherewith
- (withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal
Noun
whereas (plural whereases)
- 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
clause
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “whereas”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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