English Explanatory Dictionary

wherefor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Alternative spelling of wherefore.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of wherefore.
conj
  1. For which.

Word forms

wherefor wherefors

Etymology

From Middle English wherefore, wherefor (“for what reason; why”), equivalent to where (“what”) + fore (“for”).

Related words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts hereabove hereafter hereafters hereagainst hereamong hereanent hereat hereaway herebefore hereby herefor herefore hereforth hereforward hereforwards herefrom herehence hereinabove hereinafter hereinbefore hereinbelow hereinelsewhere hereinsoever hereinto hereinunder heremid hereof hereon hereout hereover herethrough herethroughout hereto heretofore hereunto hereupon herewith herewithal herewithin herewithout hitherto hitherunto hitherward hitherwards howbeit however howso howsoever howsomedever howsomever thataway thatwise
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