wherewith Meaning, Definition & Usage

Where*with" adverb
Definitions
  1. With which; -- used relatively.
    The love wherewith thou hast loved me. John xvii. 26.
  2. With what; -- used interrogatively.
    Wherewith shall I save Israel? Judg. vi. 15.
Where*with" noun
Definitions
  1. The necessary means or instrument.
    So shall I have wherewith to answer him. Ps. cxix. 42.
    The wherewith to meet excessive loss by radiation. H. Spencer.

Webster 1913