withal

Meaning

Adv

1. (archaic, not-comparable) Together with the rest; besides; in addition.
2. (archaic, not-comparable) All things considered; nevertheless.
3. (archaic, not-comparable, obsolete) Synonym of therewith (“with this, that, or those”).

Noun

The means; the wherewithal.

Prep

with.

Synonyms

notwithstanding

nevertheless

besides

however

furthermore

moreover

nonetheless

yet

all the same

by the way

even so

for the rest

merely

otherwise

really

still

after all

on the other hand

then again

thereunto

similarly

with

even

contrariwise

alike

on second thought

Translations

dabei

übrigens

ayrıca

mamafih

zugleich

außerdem

anche

daneben

obendrein

überdies

demgegenüber

wiederum

🔁

però llavors

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dagegen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɪˈðɔːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: withal

In summary

PIE word
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The adverb is derived from Middle English withal, with-al, withalle (“against, in opposition to; in association with, together with; by means of”), from with (“against; close to, near; directly opposite to; in the company of, together with; on, upon; within; etc.”, preposition) + al (“total number in a group, all, everyone, everything”). The word displaced Old English mid ealle.
The postposition is derived from the adverb.