varför — meaning in English

English meaning

• whence adv From what place, source, or cause; from where.
• wherefore adv For what reason; why (archaic).
• why adv For what reason or purpose; used to ask a question.

Senses

varför is used for these senses in English:

• how come (idiomatic, informal) Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose; due to what cause?
• what for (colloquial) For what reason; why.
• whence (literary, poetic) Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence
• wherefore (archaic) Because of which.
• why (interrogative) For what cause, reason, or purpose.
• why Reason.

wherefore — full definition

1. adv For what reason; why (archaic).
2. noun A reason or purpose, especially in the phrase "the whys and wherefores."

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