What for and Wherefore

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What for noun - A strong reprimand.

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Wherefore and what for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wherefore" instead an adverb phrase "What for".

Wherefore adverb - For this or that reason.

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What for and wherefore are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "What for" instead an adverb "Wherefore".

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