wherefore

• Существительное, обозначающее причину, основание или объяснение, лежащее в основе действия или ситуации, часто используется во фразе 'the whys and wherefores' (причины и обоснования).

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'.

   Причина или объяснение

   • 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.

   Synonymsbasiscauseexplanationgroundmotiverationalereason