different between wherefore vs whereafter
wherefore
English
Alternative forms
- wherefor
Etymology
From Middle English wherfor, wherfore, hwarfore, equivalent to where- (“=what”) +? for. Compare Dutch waarvoor (“what for, wherefore”), German wofür (“for what, what for, why”), Danish and Norwegian hvorfor (“wherefore, why”), Swedish varför (“wherefore, why”). More at where, for.
Pronunciation
- enPR: wâ(r)'fô(r)", IPA(key): /?we?(?)?f??(?)/
- enPR: hwâ(r)'fô(r)", IPA(key): /??e?(?)?f??(?)/
- Hyphenation: where?fore
Adverb
wherefore (not comparable)
- (conjunctive, interrogative, archaic) Why, for what reason, because of what.
- 1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 1, in Bulldog Drummond:
- "Good morning, Mrs. Denny," he said. "Wherefore this worried look on your face? Has that reprobate James been misbehaving himself?"
- 1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 1, in Bulldog Drummond:
- (conjunctive, indicative, archaic or formal) Therefore.
Usage notes
A common misconception is that wherefore means where; it is occasionally so used in retellings of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet—often for comedic effect. In Romeo and Juliet, the meaning of “Wherefore art thou Romeo?” (Act II, scene ii, line 33) is not “Where are you, Romeo?” but “Why are you Romeo?” (“Why do you have to be a Montague?”, that is, a member of the family which was feuding with Juliet’s family).
See also
- Category:English pronominal adverbs
Conjunction
wherefore
- (archaic) Because of which.
Translations
Noun
wherefore (plural wherefores)
- An intent or purpose; a why.
Derived terms
- whys and wherefores
See also
References
wherefore From the web:
- what's wherefore mean
- what wherefore means in the bible
- what does wherefore art thou mean
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- what is wherefore art thou romeo
whereafter
English
Etymology
where- +? after
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /w????æft?(?)/, /w??????ft?(?)/, /?????æft?(?)/, /???????ft?(?)/
Adverb
whereafter (not comparable)
- (formal) After which time or event.
- It is a matter for it to determine whether to make such application, whereafter the Trial Chamber will determine whether the material is so admissible - [1]
Translations
See also
whereafter From the web:
- what thereafter means
- what thereafter in tagalog
- what does thereafter means
- what does thereafter
- what does therefore mean
- what does thereafter mean in a contract
- what is thereafter in english grammar
- what does thereafter mean in a sentence
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