thereat C1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ðɛːɹˈæt/ UK /ðɛːɹˈæt/ See IPA manual Freq #132233 Meanings 1 adv at that event or moment; as a result of that The door slammed, and thereat the children fell silent. Thesaurus Word family Related forms henceafterhenceforthhenceforwardhenceforwardshencefromhereabout Etymology 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. Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thereat **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ðɛːɹˈæt/ **IPA (UK):** /ðɛːɹˈæt/ **Frequency rank:** 132233 ## Meanings 1. at that event or moment; as a result of that ## Examples - The door slammed, and thereat the children fell silent. ## Related Forms - henceafter - henceforth - henceforward - henceforwards - hencefrom - hereabout ## Etymology 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. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown