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wherefore:
- für; wofür; warum; wieso; wozu; wonach
Wiktionary:
- wherefore → warum, weswegen, wofür
- wherefore → warum, wozu

English

Detailed Translations for wherefore from English to German

wherefore:

wherefore adj

wherefore (for whatever purpose; what for; for whatever reason; why; whatever for)
für; wofür; warum; wieso; wozu; wonach
- für adj
- wofür adj
- warum adj
- wieso adj
- wozu adj
- wonach adj

Translation Matrix for wherefore:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	why
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
für		pro
warum		why
wieso		how do you mean; how so; how's that; in what respect; why; why that
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
für	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why	against; at; for; for which
warum	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why	for which; what for; whatever for; why; why and wherefore
wieso	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why	for which; why; why and wherefore
wofür	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why	for which; why; why and wherefore
wonach	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why	after which; at what; at whatever; for which; of what; of whatever; to what; to whatever; to which; what at; what of; what to; whatever at; whatever of; whatever to; whereupon; which at; which of; which to; whose
wozu	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why	for which

Synonyms for "wherefore":

why; reason; ground

Related Definitions for "wherefore":

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'¹

Wiktionary Translations for wherefore:

wherefore

en-con

because of which
- wherefore → warum; weswegen; wofür

wherefore

adverb

Relativadverb: leitet einen Nebensatz (des Grundes) ein, der die Folge aus der Aussage des Hauptsatzes angibt
- warum → why; wherefore
Interrogativadverb: leitet eine direkte und indirekte Frage nach dem Grund ein
- warum → why; wherefore; how come; why so
Interrogativadverb: fragt nach einem Zweck, einem Ziel, einem Nutzen
- wozu → what for; wherefore

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for wherefore

why and wherefore

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University