wherefore
- n the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
- Instead of "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?"one of the Bard's most famous questionsyou would have Juliet ask, "Wherefore art you Romeo?".
- Said Cardinal Seredi: "How different would be the fate of humanity, created for happiness, wherefore it is ever seeking happiness, if the solidarity of all Catholics of the world .
- However, that goes to say about publishers only publishing what they want us to hear, which is the wherefore of a new breed of reporting.