whereinto

1 9.7

Into a place or container where something goes

adverb

Archaic

: donde

The box whereinto she placed her letters was locked tightly.

Examples

They built a tunnel whereinto the river could flow during heavy rains.
Do you know whereinto she disappeared?
He entered the chamber whereinto the guests had already gathered.
He wondered whereinto the path would lead.
He opened the box whereinto he would place his valuables.
The garden was a beautiful space whereinto children could play and explore.
When she arrived at the party, she found a room whereinto everyone was dancing and having fun.

Synonyms

whither

vswhereinto

Archaic

11 9.9

To where something goes

is about directing something into the interior of a place rather than general motion

whereto

vswhereinto

Archaic

1 9.9

To which place someone or something goes in a sentence

focuses specifically on directing something into the inside of a place

whereunto

vswhereinto

Archaic

1 9.9

To which place, thing, or situation something goes

is concerned with entering or directing something inside a place rather than general direction

Surface Forms

whereinto positive

Morphology

whereinto = where (transparent) = into + where

A direct combination of the interrogative/relative 'where' and the preposition 'into', yielding 'into which place' in a straightforward way. [Postprocessing: moved 'into' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Whereinto joins the simple words where ('in what place') and into ('to the inside of'), so it means 'into which place or thing'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine asking 'where into this?' when you want to know the place something is put.