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Wherewithal is a related term of withal.



In archaic terms the difference between withal and wherewithal

is that withal is all things considered; nevertheless; besides while wherewithal is in what way; how.

As a preposition withal

is Synonym for with, appearing at the end of a clause or sentence, after the object.

As a noun wherewithal is

the ability and means required to accomplish some task.

withal

English

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • (archaic)
    • A knife is good to cut things withal .

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "withal")

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (archaic) All things considered; nevertheless; besides Meanings in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
  • :* Yet, withal , David was the true altruist. — Gilbert Parker, "The Weavers"
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.
  • :* {{quote-book, year=1918, year_published=2008 , edition=HTML, author=(Edgar Rice Burroughs)
    • , title= citation , passage=So-al was a mighty fine-looking girl, built like a tigress as to strength and sinuosity, but withal sweet and womanly.}}
  • (obsolete) With this; with that.
  • * Shakespeare
    • He will scarce be pleased withal .

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "withal")

    References

    wherewithal

    English

    Noun

  • The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
  • * I would like to help your project, but I do not have the wherewithal .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Felicity Cloake , title=How to cook the perfect nut roast , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Christmas queen Mary Berry's aubergine five-nut roast, from her Christmas Collection, is, as the name suggests, rather more focused on the nut side of things. Breadcrumbs play second fiddle to a medley of almonds, Brazils, chestnuts, pine nuts and pistachios which, although tangy with lemon juice and garlic, is outrageously dense. A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.}}
  • * 1986 , , Penguin, paperback edition, page 67:
    • "I just can't imagine," Philip said, "having that kind of self-knowledge, that kind of...wherewithal at fifteen.[...]"

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (archaic) In what way; how.
  • * 1662 , , Psalm 119:9,
    • Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?

    Related terms

    * wherewith * withal English pronominal adverbs