Wherefore

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. For what purpose or reason; why.
  • ad. Therefore.
  • n. A purpose or cause: wanted to know all the whys and wherefores.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. Why, for what reason, because of what.
  • ad. Therefore.
  • conjunction. Because of which.
  • n. An intent or purpose; a why.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. For which reason; so; -- used relatively.
  • ad. For what reason; why; -- used interrogatively.
  • n. the reason why.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • For what reason, thing, or purpose? what for? why?
  • For which cause or reason; in consequence of which; consequently.
  • Synonyms Therefore, Wherefore, Accordingly, etc. See therefore.
  • n. The reason or cause.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    reason    ground   
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    so    why   
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    thou    well    wont    'to    alone