wherefore

• Nom désignant la raison, la cause ou l'explication sous-jacente à une action ou une situation, souvent employé dans l'expression 'the whys and wherefores' (les tenants et aboutissants).

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'.

   Raison ou explication

   • 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.

   Synonymesbasiscauseexplanationgroundmotiverationalereason