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thereat
[thair-at]
adverb
at that place or time; there.
Seeing the gate, they entered thereat.
because of that; thereupon.
thereat
/ ˌðɛəˈæ /
adverb
at that point or time
for that reason
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
“But the more we can continue to get opportunities to be a thereat is when things will start to go our way. We’ve got to keep that mentality and things will start happening.”
The bulk of the sketch is a parody of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven,” a poem so famously dedicated to its relentless rhythm that the narrator says, “Let me see then, what thereat is,” instead of “’s that?”
According to the Duke of Suffolk, when Henry realized “the great charges and profusion of money” that Charles V, as he now was, had spent “for the obtent of that dignity, his grace did wonder thereat and said he was right glad he obtained not the same.”
The very idea provoked Cuddy to raise the cup to his mouth, and with one hearty pull thereat he finished its contents.
The maidens in the convent deemed then that her words were of God and marvelled thereat: “Let Jesus our beloved lord stay with us for ever, for all who are in this convent have vowed themselves to him.”
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When To Use
Thereat means at the place or time that was just mentioned, as in After the completion of the new auditorium, all meetings will be held thereat (translation: After the completion of the new auditorium, all meetings will be held there).
Thereat is formal and is often used in legal language.
Thereat can also mean because of the thing just mentioned or for that reason, as in I can no longer effectively fulfil my duties, and thereat I resign. A synonym for this sense of the word is thereupon.
Example: They calculated the exact time of the eclipse and decided to meet thereat.
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