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whereto

whereto

8.8
To what place someone or something goes
  • adverb
  • /ˈwɛrˌtu/
  • Archaic
translation icon : adónde
  • Do you know whereto we are heading?

Examples

  • No one knew whereto the mysterious path through the forest would lead.

  • He asked whereto the travelers were bound on their long journey.

  • The letter did not specify whereto the package should be delivered.

  • The map indicates whereto we should go next.

  • He asked whereto the travelers were headed on their long journey.

  • The letter did not specify whereto the package should be sent.

  • Do you know whereto we are going next?

Synonyms

where
vswhereto
∞ 1.0

Asking about the place of a person or thing

is focused on movement or destination rather than mere location
whither
vswhereto
  • Archaic
8 9.9

To where something goes

is about place or situation in general rather than movement
whereunto
vswhereto
  • Archaic
9.9

To which place, thing, or situation something goes

is narrower, focusing only on place or situation not on things

Surface Forms

whereto positive

Morphology

whereto = where (transparent) = to + where

Direct combination of the adverb 'where' and the preposition/particle 'to' yielding 'to what place', which learners who know both components can readily infer. [Postprocessing: moved 'to' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Whereto is simply the old words where ('what place') and to ('toward'), so it asks 'to which place?'; picture a traveller asking 'whereto are we bound?'. So whereto means 'to what place'.