wherefore
/ˈweəfɔː(r)/adverb
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क्यों (पुराना)
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why
क्यों (पुराना)
- Wherefore art thou Romeo?
- Wherefore did the messenger arrive so late?
- Wherefore do you weep, my gentle friend?
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- Wherefore did the king ask for the prince's sword?
- Wherefore must the poor suffer while the rich feast?
Synonyms why for what reason
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[C] the whys and wherefores
the reasons for something
कारण
- the whys and wherefores of the decision
- She wanted to know the wherefores of his sudden decision to leave.
- He explained the whys and wherefores of the new timetable.
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- I do not need to know the wherefores of your plan, just whether it works.
- The inspector asked about the whys and wherefores of the accident.
Synonyms reasons causes grounds explanation
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
why for what reason reasons causes grounds explanation
§Grammar and usage
Trap, asked often: in Shakespeare's line 'O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?', wherefore means why, not where.
Trap अक्सर पूछा जाता है: Shakespeare की पंक्ति 'O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?' में wherefore का अर्थ क्यों है, कहाँ नहीं।
Keep the old adverbs together: wherefore (why), whence (from where), whither (to where), hence (from here; therefore), thence (from there), thither (to there), hitherto (until now).
पुराने adverbs साथ याद रखिए: wherefore (क्यों), whence (कहाँ से), whither (कहाँ को), hence (यहाँ से; इसलिए), thence (वहाँ से), thither (वहाँ को), hitherto (अब तक)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The whys and wherefores (the reasons and explanations for something).
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: the whys and wherefores (किसी चीज़ के कारण और व्याख्याएँ)।