thereto
To thatTo that.
UK/ˌðɛəˈtuː/US/ˌðɛɚˈtuː/
» Each web acts as a balloon, and the spider attached thereto is a little aeronaut.
Meaning
2 senses(formal, not comparable)To that.
(archaic, not comparable, poetic)To it.
More definitions
- to that
Examples
1 sentencesEach web acts as a balloon, and the spider attached thereto is a little aeronaut.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English therto, from Old English þǣrtō (“thereto”), equivalent to there + to.From Middle English therto, from Old English þǣrtō (“thereto”), equivalent to there + to. Cognate with Scots tharto, thereto (“thereto”), Saterland Frisian deertou (“thereto”), West Frisian dêrta (“thereto”), Dutch daartoe (“thereto; for that”), German Low German daarto (“to that; for that; thereto”), German dazu (“to that; for that; thereto”).
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