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/

• Audio (US):

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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.

Translations

with this, that or those

• Bulgarian: с това (s tova)
• Danish: dermed
• Dutch: daarmee (nl)
• Finnish: siten (fi), sillä (fi)
• German: damit (de)
• Hungarian: azzal (hu), vele (hu)
• Italian: con questo
• Swedish: därmed (sv)

in addition to that; besides, moreover — see also besides,‎ moreover

• Bulgarian: освен това (osven tova)
• Hungarian: méghozzá (hu), amellett (hu), azonkívül (hu), mégpedig (hu), ráadásul (hu), ezenfelül (hu), sőt (hu)

thereupon, forthwith; with that being said or done — see also thereupon,‎ forthwith

• Hungarian: azzal (hu), azután (hu)

See also

Here-, there-, and where- words

• (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

 

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