Meanings
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1
adv
with that or this or it
I have learned that whatever state I am, therewith to be content- Phil.4:11.
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2
adv
With this, that or those.
I have learned, in whatever state I am, therewith to be content.
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3
adv
Thereupon, forthwith; with that being said or done.
'I take the privilege, Mistress Ruth, of saluting you.' ...And therewith I bussed her well.
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4
adv
In addition to that; besides, moreover.
Thesaurus
Etymology
c. 1200, from Middle English therwith, from Old English þǣrwiþ (“therewith, in return, in exchange, against”), equivalent to there + with. Cognate with Danish derved (“therewith”), Swedish därvid (“therewith, thereby”). Parallel with Dutch daarmee, German damit (“therewith”), though etymologically different. See also theremid.