What does for why mean?
For why means (obsolete) Because; for the reason that..
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(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 […]
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.
Use for why when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
For why means (obsolete) Because; for the reason that..
Common synonyms include as, given that, since.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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 […]
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