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forwhy

forwhy conjunction: because; for the reason that.

Conjunction

forwhy

  1. (obsolete) Because; for the reason that.
    • Then did he cast to steale her thence away, / And with him beare where none of her might know: / But all in vaine, for-why he found no way / To enter in […]1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.12
    • But of the day—and of the weeks bygone, and of many other things—this deponent saith nil, whereby and forwhy he is going to bed.1863 February 22, Edward Lear, Letter from Edward Lear to Fortescue
    Synonyms:
    as, given that, since

Synonyms of forwhy

Origin of forwhy

From Middle English forwhy, forwhi, from Old English forhwī, forhwȳ (“why, wherefore”). Equivalent to for + why.

Questions about forwhy

What does forwhy mean?
Forwhy means because; for the reason that.
What part of speech is forwhy?
Forwhy is a conjunction.

Words near forwhy in the dictionary

  1. forweary
  2. forwearying
  3. forweep
  4. forwelk
  5. forwent
  6. forwhy
  7. forwither
  8. forwonder
  9. forwondered
  10. forwondering
  11. forwonders

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