wherefore

[US]/'weəfɔː/
[UK]/'wɛrfɔr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. for what reason, therefore; conj. for what reason, therefore
Word Forms

Example Sentences

I know not wherefore it befell.

Wherefore did you go there?

He was angry, wherefore I was afraid to ask him.

she took an ill turn, but wherefore I cannot say.

We must always go into the whys and wherefores of anything.

the whys and wherefores of these procedures need to be explained to students.

Real-world Examples

And lastly, " Wherefore" . What does it mean?

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

But wherefore says she not she is unjust?

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

And wherefore do the Poor complain?

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

And wherefore say not I that I am old?

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

Remember when you heard the line " Wherefore art thou, Romeo? "

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

Wherefore the necessity for his periodical visits to the upper world.

Source: Moby-Dick

These foreshow wherefore so many years you couldn't even find a ticket anywhere.

Source: BBC Listening Collection September 2022

Wherefore we most heartily provoke, challenge, and defy your Lordship to the said combat and monomachy.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

" Wherefore" was more similar to " why? " or " what's the purpose of this? "

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

So, the question " Wherefore art thou, Romeo? " didn't mean " Where are you, Romeo? " .

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

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