wherefore

• Substantivo que designa a razão, o motivo ou a explicação que está por trás de uma ação ou situação; costuma aparecer na expressão 'the whys and wherefores' (os porquês e as razões).

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'.

   Razão ou explicação

   • 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.

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