Associations to the word «Wherefore»

Wiktionary

WHEREFORE, adverb. (conjunctive) (archaic) Why, for what reason, because of what.
WHEREFORE, adverb. (conjunctive) (archaic or formal) Therefore.
WHEREFORE, conjunction. (archaic) Because of which.
WHEREFORE, noun. An intent or purpose; a why.

Dictionary definition

WHEREFORE, noun. The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky