thereat

adv
/ðɛːɹˈæt/

Etymology

From Middle English thereat, ther-at, þeratte, þerat, from Old English þǣræt, from Proto-West Germanic *þārat, from Proto-Germanic *þarat, equivalent to there + at.

  1. inherited from *þarat
  2. inherited from *þārat
  3. inherited from þǣræt
  4. inherited from thereat

Definitions

  1. There

    There; at that place.

    • So she goeth around the hill compassing Time with me goes slow. - So there openeth a door, and thereat goes she in.
    • “Surely,” said I, “surely that is something at my window lattice; / Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore—
    • The Stafford Railway, which connected this important canal with Stafford, was opened on November 1, 1805, and "the immediate result was a reduction in the price of coal at Stafford, and there was some public rejoicing thereat."
  2. At that event.

    • The public has a right to know about the perpetration of acts of terrorism, or attempts thereat, and the media should not be penalised for providing such information.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for thereat. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA