withal
2
9.9
- adverb
- /wɪðˈɔl/
- Archaic
:
además
- "Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of war, where every man is enemy to every man; the same is consequent to the time, wherein men live without other security than what their own strength and their own invention shall furnish them withal.
Examples
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Such a student will be likely to regard truth in the same way: to resent its constancy, to resist its judgment, sometimes to envy its superiority, sometimes to assert his superiority, and yet withal to claim truth as an easy inheritance he need not acquire to spend.
Academic text (1993) -
What others dared not do: so pure withal in soul; in heart and act such conscious yet.
Blog text (26) -
Ay, noble Titus, and resolved withal.
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My noble partner you greet with present grace and great prediction of noble having and of royal hope that he seems rapt withal.
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With what great state he heard their embassy, how well supplied with noble counselors, how modest in exception and withal how terrible... in constant resolution.
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Non-speakers can be made to feel inferior at times, but this misses the point of the diversity of gifts that God has given to profit withal.
Blog text (17) -
Till I have sheathed my rapier in his bosom... and withal thrust these reproachful speeches down his throat... that he hath breathed in my dishonor here.
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She was tired from the long journey, but she felt withal about the new adventure awaiting her.
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The book was difficult to read, but insightful withal, offering new perspectives on life.
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He faced many challenges during the project, yet he was proud withal of what he accomplished.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To add another reason or fact
453
1.2
Adds extra information
220
1.0
With someone or something else
111
3.6
To give another fact or idea
2
8.1
To include something with this letter or document
1
1.0
To add a new point or give extra information
In addition to what was just said
Also, in addition to what was said
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
withal = (semi-transparent) = with + al
Formally 'with' + '-al' yields a meaning 'together with' (so the addition sense is related), but the word is archaic and the formation is not fully productive, so learners may not reliably infer the meaning. [Postprocessing: moved 'with' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Withal is simply with + all, so it once meant 'with everything' or 'in addition'. So, it was used to add a point or say 'besides', which is why it means 'in addition' today.