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whereas

adv
/weəɹˈæz/UK/(h)wɛɹˈæz/US

Etymology

From where + as (“that”); first attested in the meaning of "where" in the 14th century. Compare thereas.

  1. inherited from eallswā
  2. inherited from as
  3. formed as whereas — “where + as”

Definitions

  1. Where (that).

    • And home she came, whereas her mother blynd / Sate in eternall night […]

  2. In contrast

    In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.

    • He came first in the race, whereas his brother came last.

  3. It being the fact that

    It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.

      • […]the promise is stated after a whereas, though the promise is the very gist of the action, yet, such a count so framed, will be held good on demurrer.
      • It had a page or so of whereases.
      • I feel it is most unfortunate that some of the preambles, prefaces, whereases or whatever you want to call it, are put before motions or before resolutions[…]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for whereas. 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