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whereat

whereat

9.9
At the place or point just mentioned
  • adverb
  • Archaic
: donde
  • She pointed to the old house, whereat everyone turned to look.

Examples

  • He made a bold statement, whereat the audience gasped in surprise.

  • A disagreement arose, whereat the meeting was abruptly ended.

  • Is this whereat you found the treasure?

  • The meeting was held whereat we discussed important matters.

  • The ancient manuscript described a battle, whereat ... the king met his fate.

  • She hesitated, unsure of ... whereat the meeting would take place.

  • The professor explained the theory, whereat ... the students seemed perplexed.

Synonyms

where
vswhereat
∞ 1.0

At the place or point already mentioned

is mainly older or formal rather than neutral modern usage
thereat
vswhereat
  • Archaic
9.9

Something happens at that place or time

links back as a relative connector and is mainly older or formal

Surface Forms

whereat positive

Morphology

whereat = where (transparent) = at + where

Formed from 'where' + 'at' and directly means 'at which place', so a learner who knows 'where' and 'at' can derive the meaning despite its archaic/formal register. [Postprocessing: moved 'at' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Whereat comes from putting together where and at, so it literally means 'at which place'. That is why whereat points back to a place or situation just mentioned and is often used in older or formal English.