How do you pronounce thereat?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌðɛɹˈæt/.

Where does thereat come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

/ˌðɛɹˈæt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

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There; at that place.

adv

At that event.

"So she goeth around the hill compassing Time with me goes slow. - So there openeth a door, and thereat goes she in."
"“Surely,” said I, “surely that is something at my window lattice; / Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore—"
"The Stafford Railway, which connected this important canal with Stafford, was opened on November 1, 1805, and "the immediate result was a reduction in the price of coal at Stafford, and there was some public rejoicing thereat.""
"Old Deacon Smith was quick to see the impression made by Abby Howard upon the mind of his son, and he was wonderfully pleased thereat, for Abby was the oldest daughter of the good Deacon Howard, and was herself a church member, and pious. He had more hope for his son now, than he had felt for years."
"Then said the gods, “Earth is no place for laughter.” Thereat They strode to Pegāna’s outer gate, to where the Pestilence lay curled asleep, and waking him up They pointed toward Harza, and the Pestilence leapt forward howling across the sky."
"The public has a right to know about the perpetration of acts of terrorism, or attempts thereat, and the media should not be penalised for providing such information."

From Middle English thereat, ther-at, þeratte, þerat, from Old English þǣræt, from Proto-West Germanic *þārat, from Proto-Germanic *þarat, equivalent to there + at.

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts