thereto

«thereto» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: to it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

kind

archaic sense

modern equivalent

to it

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

To that or to it, meaning something already mentioned. tree →

how it differs from today

Still used in formal and legal writing but not in speech, where we say "to it."

examples

• And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about. (Torah EXO.37.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Furthermore, the king bestowed on Jack a noble castle, with a very beautiful estate thereto belonging, where he and his lady lived in great joy and happiness all the rest of their days. (English Fairy Tales) tree →
• And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. (Torah EXO.25.24, JPS 1917) tree →

primary record

thereto

tests

rate: sense (≥3 uses in the Torah, ≥10× EWT there, Wiktionary: an archaic sense); corpora 12 (Torah 9, tales 3, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 0; ratio 1.4 (Torah alone 21.0); Wiktionary archaic (a sense)

In the corpora

• And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
• And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about.
• By taking heed thereto according to Thy word.
• The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto.
• A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou interpose, thou wilt add thereto.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «thereto» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.