- wherefore als zelfstandig naamwoord:
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wherefore
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 wherefore
The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'.
synoniem: why.
Nederlands: weswege, waarvoor, weshalve, drijfveer, reden, term, waarom
bijwoord
Roget 461: quaere [Lat.],? what,? why,? wherefore,? whence,? whither,? where,? how comes it,? how happens it,? how is it,? what is the reason,? what's the matter,? nicht wahr [G.],? what's in the wind,? ... meer laten zien
Roget 476: for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith†, then thence so; for that reason, for this reason, for which reason; for as, inasmuch as; whereas, ... meer laten zien
Roget 155: hence, thence, therefore, for, since, on account of, because, owing to; on that account; from this cause, from that cause; thanks to, forasmuch as; whence, ... meer laten zien
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: accordingly, after all, after which, all things considered, argument, because of that, because of this, before the bench, before the court, ceteris paribus, consequently, considering, ergo, everything being equal, excuse, explanation, for that, for that cause, for that reason, for this cause ... meer laten zien.
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