Category:Wherefore

Where"fore, adv.& conj. Etym: [where + for.]

1. For which reason; so; -- used relatively. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. vii. 20.

2. For what reason; why; -- used interrogatively. But wherefore that i tell my tale. Chaucer. Wherefore didst thou doubt matt. xiv. 31.

Wherefore Where"fore, n.

Defn: the reason why. [colloq.]