thereat

American  

[thair-at] / ˌðɛərˈæt /

adverb

1. at that place or time; there.

   Seeing the gate, they entered thereat.

2. because of that; thereupon.

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thereat British  

/ ˌðɛərˈæt /

adverb

1. at that point or time

2. for that reason

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Usage

What does thereat mean?

Thereat means at the place or time that was just mentioned, as in After the completion of the new auditorium, all meetings will be held thereat (translation: After the completion of the new auditorium, all meetings will be held there).

Thereat is formal and is often used in legal language.

Thereat can also mean because of the thing just mentioned or for that reason, as in I can no longer effectively fulfil my duties, and thereat I resign. A synonym for this sense of the word is thereupon.

Example: They calculated the exact time of the eclipse and decided to meet thereat.

Etymology

Origin of thereat

before 900; Middle English ther at, Old English thǣr æt. See there, at ¹

Example Sentences

“But the more we can continue to get opportunities to be a thereat is when things will start to go our way. We’ve got to keep that mentality and things will start happening.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022

The speaker is a carpenter who specialized in privy construction, became thereat the champion of Sangamon County.

From Time Magazine Archive

Amused, perhaps touched, Charles thereat created a new dukedom.

From Time Magazine Archive

In fact, the five 60,000-tonners, still in the blueprint stage, are going to stay thereat least for a long time.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wroth thereat was Kriemhild; she had heard it soon.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown