Withal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Withal \With*al"\, adv. [With + all.]
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     1. With this; with that. [Obs.]
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              He will scarce be pleased withal.     --Shak.


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     2. Together with this; likewise; at the same time; in
        addition; also. [Archaic]
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              Fy on possession
              But if a man be virtuous withal.      --Chaucer.
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              If you choose that, then I am yours withal. --Shak.
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              How modest in exception, and withal
              How terrible in constant resolution.  --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Withal \With*al"\, prep.
     With; -- put after its object, at the end of sentence or
     clause in which it stands. [Obs.]
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           This diamond he greets your wife withal. --Shak.
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           Whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be
           defiled withal.                          --Lev. v. 3.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  withal
       adv 1: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a
              concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however
              I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other,
              nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair
              master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I
              still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless}, {still},
               {yet}, {all the same}, {even so}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]
       2: together with this