Meaning

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

Examples

71 sentences
  1. She loves classical music, whereas I prefer jazz.

    Вона любить класичну музику, в той час як я надаю перевагу джазу. — deniko

    ruОна любит классическую музыку, в то время как я предпочитаю джаз. — stifler86

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  2. I am poor, whereas my brothers are very rich.

    Я бідний, у той час як мої брати дуже багаті. — deniko

    deIch bin arm, während meine Brüder sehr reich sind. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom smokes up to twenty cigarettes a day, whereas Mary doesn't smoke at all.

    Том викурює до двадцяти цигарок на день, у той час як Мері взагалі не палить. — deniko

  4. Tom went home whereas we stayed.

  5. Tom lives here, whereas you are only guests.

    ruТом здесь живёт, а вы всего лишь гости. — marafon

Translations

2 languages

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: whereases
Singularwhereas
Pluralwhereases

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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