wherefore
the cause or reason: to study the whys and wherefores of a situation.
Origin of wherefore
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Words that may be confused with wherefore
- where, wherefore
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How to use wherefore in a sentence
wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for the brick wall.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Variouswherefore I have also bared thy thighs against thy face, and thy shame hath appeared.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Variouswherefore it was but natural that President Castle's experts found it impossible to strangle the bill in committee.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington Kellandwherefore those men carefully watching him, found Daniel praying and making supplication to his God.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Variouswherefore, Bud finally concluded that Foster was not above helping himself to family property.
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British Dictionary definitions for wherefore
/ (ˈwɛəˌfɔː) /
(usually plural) an explanation or reason (esp in the phrase the whys and wherefores)
archaic for what reason? why?
archaic, or formal for which reason: used as an introductory word in legal preambles
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Other Idioms and Phrases with wherefore
see whys and wherefores.
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