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thereat

thereat

9.9
Something happens at that place or time
  • adverb
  • /ðɛrˈæt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : en ese lugar
  • He pointed to the door, and the guests gathered thereat.

Examples

  • A great fire broke out, and much confusion arose thereat.

  • The king arrived at the castle, and the people rejoiced thereat.

  • The ceremony took place thereat the historic site.

  • He spoke eloquently thereat the conference.

  • The knights gathered at the castle, and thereat they performed the ancient rituals.

  • During the ceremony, thereat the audience clapped and cheered for the speaker.

  • He made an important announcement, and thereat the room fell silent in anticipation.

Synonyms

there
vsthereat
∞ 1.0

A word that shows a place that is not here

is formal or old and adds use for occasions as well as places

How Formal

thereat
  • Archaic
9.9
where
∞ 1.0
here
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

thereat positive

Morphology

thereat = there (transparent) = at + there

Direct locative composition of 'there' + 'at' yields 'at that place/occasion', so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts (though the word is formal/archaic). [Postprocessing: moved 'at' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Thereat comes from the words there ('at that place') and at ('at'), so it originally meant 'at that place' or 'on that occasion', and that is why thereat is used to point to a place or occasion.