wherewithal
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈwɛə.wɪ.ðɔːl/
- (America) IPA: /ˈwɛəɹ.wɪ.ðɔl/, /ˈwɛəɹ.wɪ.θɔl/
- (cot-caught) IPA: /ˈwɛəɹ.wɪ.ðɑl/, /ˈwɛəɹ.wɪ.θɑl/
wherewithal
- The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
- I would like to help your project, but I do not have the wherewithal.
- 1986, David Leavitt, The Lost Language of Cranes, Penguin, paperback edition, page 67:
- "I just can't imagine," Philip said, "having that kind of self-knowledge, that kind of...wherewithal at fifteen. […] "
- French: moyens
- German: Mittel, Geldmittel
- Italian: occorrente, mezzi, necessario
- Portuguese: meios, recursos
- Spanish: medios
wherewithal (not comparable)
- (archaic) In what way; how.
- 1662, Book of Common Prayer, Psalm 119:9:
- Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
- 1662, Book of Common Prayer, Psalm 119:9:
- Italian: come
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