Tuesday, November 3, 2015

21 English Sentences: Whence, Wherefrom, Whither, Wither

(i)          ‘Whence’ is Conjunction and Adverb.

Synonyms:
From what place/source/cause, wherefrom

Sentences:
1.  I returned to the shop from whence the pizza came.
2.  The lion will be sent back whence it came.
3.  Whence did come this planet?
4.  Whence did he come?
5.  Whence does judiciary derive the power?
6.  Whence we had most of our modern cooking terms.

(ii)        ‘Wherefrom’ is Conjunction and Adverb.

Synonyms:
From what place/origin/source, from where, whence

Sentences:
1.  Do you remember wherefrom you came?
2.  I gave her bag wherefrom she brought out a banjo.
3.  Is there any doubt about wherefrom this lion came?
4.  She lives beyond Paris, wherefrom she drives here.
5.  Wherefrom do you get these berries?
6.  Zany has no idea wherefrom this huge bill originated.

(iii)       ‘Whither’ (archaic) is Conjunction and Adverb.

Synonyms:
To what place, to whatever place, wherever

Sentences:
1.  Julie asked me whither I would emigrate.
2.  We could settle whither we pleased.
3.  Whither are they going from here?
4.  Whither are you wandering?
5.  Whither goes Millie now?

(iv)      ‘Wither’ is Verb.

Synonyms:
Lose freshness/vigor/vitality, loss of moisture, to dry up or shrivel from loss of moisture  

Sentences:
1.  Anne’s bloom is withering day by day.
2.  Grass has withered in the garden.
3.  The strawberries dried and withered.
4.  Two years apart had withered Millie’s hopes.
5.  This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered - Shakespeare

(To be updated)
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