Synonymer

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Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. (idiomatic) The reasons or motivations for a fact, action or decision, the complete set of such reasons or motivations.

Exempel

  • I can no more tell you the whys and wherefores of myself than I can lift myself up by the waistband and carry myself into the next county.
  • [I]f she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.
  • Of the hundreds of thousands who served in Vietnam, most still do not understand the whys and wherefores of our involvement.