wherefore

• Substantiv, das den Grund, die Ursache oder die Erklärung für eine Handlung oder Situation bezeichnet; häufig in der Wendung 'the whys and wherefores' (die Gründe und Hintergründe).

A noun referring to the reason, cause, or explanation underlying an action or situation, often used in the phrase 'the whys and wherefores'.

1. Reason or explanationC2formal

   The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, often used in the phrase 'the whys and wherefores'.

   Grund oder Erklärung

   • We need to understand the whys and wherefores of the decision.
   • He explained the whys and wherefores of the project delay.
   • The committee discussed the whys and wherefores of the new policy.

   Synonymebasiscauseexplanationgroundmotiverationalereason