therewith

English

Etymology

c. 1200, from Middle English therwith, from Old English þǣrwiþ (“therewith, in return, in exchange, against”), equivalent to there +‎ with. Cognate with Danish derved (“therewith”), Swedish därvid (“therewith, thereby”). Parallel with Dutch daarmee, German damit (“therewith”), though etymologically different. See also theremid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðɛəˈwɪθ/, /ðɛəˈwɪð/

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Adverb

therewith (not comparable)

1. With this, that or those.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Philippians 4:11:

     I have learned, in whatever state I am, therewith to be content.

   • 1876, A concise law dictionary by Herbert Newman Mozley and George Crispe Whiteley, barrister at law:

     In untechnical language, we may describe letters of horning as the authority by which a person, directed by the decree of a court of justice to pay or perform anything, is ordered to comply therewith.

2. In addition to that; besides, moreover.
3. Thereupon, forthwith; with that being said or done.
   • 1869, Richard Blackmore, Lorna Doone, page 1:

     'I take the privilege, Mistress Ruth, of saluting you.' ...And therewith I bussed her well.

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References

• “therewith”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “therewith”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes V (Simular–Z), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

• withereth