wherefore

Meanings

Plural: wherefores

Noun

• the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
• An intent or purpose; a why.

Adv

• Why, for what reason, because of what.
• Therefore; thus.

Conj

• Because of which.

Synonyms

why

Related Words

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form, henceafter, henceforth, henceforward, henceforwards, hencefrom, hereabout, hereabouts, hereabove, hereafter, hereafters, hereagainst, herealong, hereamong, hereamongst, hereanent, hereat, hereaway, herebefore, herebelow, herebeneath, herebeyond, hereby, herefor, herefore, hereforth, hereforward, hereforwards, herefrom, herehence, herein, hereinabove, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinbelow, hereinelsewhere, hereinsoever, hereinto, hereinunder, heremid, hereof, hereon, hereonto, hereout, hereover, herethrough, herethroughout, hereto, heretofore, heretoward, hereunder, hereunto, hereupon, herever, herewith, herewithal, herewithin, herewithout, hitherto, hitherunto, hitherward, hitherwards, howbeit, however, howso, howsoever, howsomedever, howsomever, thataway, thatwise, thenceafter, thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thencefrom, thenceout, thereabout, thereabouts, thereabove, thereacross, thereafter, thereafters, thereagain, thereagainst, therealong, thereamid, thereamidst, thereamong, thereamongst, thereanent, therearound, thereas, thereat, thereatop, thereaway, therebefore, therebehind, therebelow, therebeneath, therebeside, therebetween, therebetwixt, therebeyond, thereby, therefor, therefore, thereforth, therefrom, therehence, therein, thereinabove, thereinafter, thereinbefore, thereinbelow, thereinto, thereinunder, theremid, thereof, thereon, thereonto, thereout, thereoutside, thereover, theresoever, therethrough, therethroughout, thereto, theretofore, theretoward, theretowards, thereunder, thereuntil, thereunto, thereup, thereupon, therever, therewith, therewithal, therewithin, therewithout, thisaway, thiswise, thitherinsoever, thitherto, thitherward, thitherwards, whatever, whatso, whatsoever, whatsomedever, whatsomever, whatwise, whenabout, whenabouts, whenas, whenceafter, whenceforth, whenceforward, whencefrom, whencever, whenceward, whencewards, whenever, whenso, whensoever, whensomever, whereabout, whereabouts, whereabove, whereacross, whereafter, whereafters, whereagainst, wherealong, whereamong, whereamongst, whereanent, wherearound, whereas, whereat, whereaway, wherebefore, wherebehind, wherebelow, wherebeside, wherebetween, wherebeyond, whereby, wherefor, whereforth, wherefrom, wherehence, wherein, whereinabove, whereinafter, whereinbefore, whereinbelow, whereinsoever, whereinto, whereinunder, whereinwhich, wheremid, whereof, whereon, whereonto, whereout, whereover, whereso, wheresoever, wheresomever, wherethrough, wherethroughout, whereto, wheretofore, wheretoward, wheretowards, whereunder, whereuntil, whereunto, whereup, whereupon, wherever, wherewith, wherewithal, wherewithin, wherewithout, whitherever, whitherinsoever, whitherso, whitherto, whithertofore, whitherward, whitherwards, whyever, whyfor, whyso, whysoever, —

Anagrams of wherefore