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Definition of "wherefore" []

  • For what purpose or reason; why. (adverb)
  • Therefore. (adverb)
  • A purpose or cause: wanted to know all the whys and wherefores. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "wherefore" in a sentence
  • "The "wherefore" is resumed from Heb 12: 1. lift up -- In Isa 35: 3, from which Paul here quotes, it is, "Strengthen ye the weak hands.""
  • "Where and wherefore is the vein of resistance to online media?"
  • "And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air?"