Wherewith

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /wɛːˈwɪð/

Origin

From where + with.

Full definition of wherewith

Adverb

1. (archaic) With which; with what.
• Authorized Version Matthew 5:13:Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?
• Authorized Version Zechariah 14:12:And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem.

Noun

1. (archaic) Something with which; the means by which.
• 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.12:Hath not he wherewith to be beholding unto this his killing vivacitie?