Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)Because; for the reason that.

Origin

From Middle English forwhy, forwhi, from Old English forhwī, forhwȳ (“why, wherefore”). Eq

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

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
asA2sinceB1given that

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfor why

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forwardA2forwardsfossilC1fossilizefoster
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