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}
],
"hyphenation": [
"where‧fore"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"sense": "about",
"word": "hereabout"
},
{
"sense": "about",
"word": "thereabout"
},
{
"sense": "about",
"word": "whereabout"
},
{
"sense": "abouts",
"word": "hereabouts"
},
{
"sense": "abouts",
"word": "thereabouts"
},
{
"sense": "abouts",
"word": "whereabouts"
},
{
"sense": "after",
"word": "hereafter"
},
{
"sense": "after",
"word": "thereafter"
},
{
"sense": "after",
"word": "whereafter"
},
{
"sense": "again",
"word": "thereagain"
},
{
"sense": "against",
"word": "hereagainst"
},
{
"sense": "against",
"word": "thereagainst"
},
{
"sense": "against",
"word": "whereagainst"
},
{
"sense": "among",
"word": "hereamong"
},
{
"sense": "among",
"word": "thereamong"
},
{
"sense": "among",
"word": "whereamong"
},
{
"sense": "amongst",
"word": "thereamongst"
},
{
"sense": "amongst",
"word": "whereamongst"
},
{
"sense": "around",
"word": "therearound"
},
{
"sense": "around",
"word": "wherearound"
},
{
"sense": "as",
"word": "thereas"
},
{
"sense": "as",
"word": "whereas"
},
{
"sense": "at",
"word": "hereat"
},
{
"sense": "at",
"word": "thereat"
},
{
"sense": "at",
"word": "whereat"
},
{
"sense": "before",
"word": "herebefore"
},
{
"sense": "before",
"word": "therebefore"
},
{
"sense": "beside",
"word": "therebeside"
},
{
"sense": "between",
"word": "therebetween"
},
{
"sense": "between",
"word": "wherebetween"
},
{
"sense": "by",
"word": "hereby"
},
{
"sense": "by",
"word": "thereby"
},
{
"sense": "by",
"word": "whereby"
},
{
"sense": "for",
"word": "herefor"
},
{
"sense": "for",
"word": "therefor"
},
{
"sense": "for",
"word": "wherefor"
},
{
"sense": "fore",
"word": "herefore"
},
{
"sense": "fore",
"word": "therefore"
},
{
"sense": "from",
"word": "herefrom"
},
{
"sense": "from",
"word": "therefrom"
},
{
"sense": "from",
"word": "wherefrom"
},
{
"sense": "hence",
"word": "herehence"
},
{
"sense": "hence",
"word": "therehence"
},
{
"sense": "in",
"word": "herein"
},
{
"sense": "in",
"word": "therein"
},
{
"sense": "in",
"word": "wherein"
},
{
"sense": "in after",
"word": "hereinafter"
},
{
"sense": "in after",
"word": "thereinafter"
},
{
"sense": "in after",
"word": "whereinafter"
},
{
"sense": "in before",
"word": "hereinbefore"
},
{
"sense": "in before",
"word": "thereinbefore"
},
{
"sense": "in before",
"word": "whereinbefore"
},
{
"sense": "into",
"word": "hereinto"
},
{
"sense": "into",
"word": "thereinto"
},
{
"sense": "into",
"word": "whereinto"
},
{
"sense": "of",
"word": "hereof"
},
{
"sense": "of",
"word": "thereof"
},
{
"sense": "of",
"word": "whereof"
},
{
"sense": "on",
"word": "hereon"
},
{
"sense": "on",
"word": "thereon"
},
{
"sense": "on",
"word": "whereon"
},
{
"sense": "out",
"word": "hereout"
},
{
"sense": "out",
"word": "thereout"
},
{
"sense": "out",
"word": "whereout"
},
{
"sense": "to",
"word": "hereto"
},
{
"sense": "to",
"word": "thereto"
},
{
"sense": "to",
"word": "whereto"
},
{
"sense": "tofore",
"word": "heretofore"
},
{
"sense": "tofore",
"word": "theretofore"
},
{
"sense": "tofore",
"word": "wheretofore"
},
{
"sense": "under",
"word": "hereunder"
},
{
"sense": "under",
"word": "thereunder"
},
{
"sense": "under",
"word": "whereunder"
},
{
"sense": "unto",
"word": "hereunto"
},
{
"sense": "unto",
"word": "thereunto"
},
{
"sense": "unto",
"word": "whereunto"
},
{
"sense": "upon",
"word": "hereupon"
},
{
"sense": "upon",
"word": "thereupon"
},
{
"sense": "upon",
"word": "whereupon"
},
{
"sense": "with",
"word": "herewith"
},
{
"sense": "with",
"word": "therewith"
},
{
"sense": "with",
"word": "wherewith"
},
{
"sense": "withal",
"word": "herewithal"
},
{
"sense": "withal",
"word": "therewithal"
},
{
"sense": "withal",
"word": "wherewithal"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1996, Richard Bausch, Good Evening Mr. & Mrs. America, and All the Ships at Sea, page 72",
"text": "They want their money without reference to the hows and wherefores.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"An intent or purpose; a why."
],
"links": [
[
"intent",
"intent#Noun"
],
[
"purpose",
"purpose#Noun"
],
[
"why",
"why"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɛə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʍɛə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʍɜːɹˌfɔːɹ/",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-eə(ɹ)fɔː(ɹ)"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wherefore.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b6/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-wherefore.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-wherefore.wav.mp3",
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
},
{
"enpr": "wâ(r)'fô(r)\""
},
{
"enpr": "hwûr'fôr\""
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "wherefor"
}
],
"word": "wherefore"
}
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