for+what+reason

  • 61what for — spoken 1) used for asking the reason for something I need to have your name and address . What for? what ... for: What did you hit him for? 2) informal old fashioned if you give someone what for, you punish them If I catch that boy in my garden… …

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  • 62what — [[t](h)wʌt, (h)wɒt, wʌt, wɒt[/t]] unstressed [[t](h)wət, wət[/t]] pron. 1) fun (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What is the matter?[/ex] 2) fun (used interrogatively to inquire about the character, occupation, etc.,… …

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  • 63what for — phrasal 1. for what purpose or reason ; why usually used with the other words of a question between what and for < what did you do that for > except when used alone 2. harsh treatment especially by blows or by a sharp reprimand < gave him what&#8230; …

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  • 64whatever the reason — for what reason whatsoever, whatever the cause …

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  • 65for love or money — adverb For any reason whatsoever. He wouldnt tell us what happened at school for love or money, nor on pain of grounding …

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  • 66Reason — involves the ability to think, understand and draw conclusions in an abstract way, as in human thinking. The meaning of the word reason overlaps to a large extent with rationality and the adjective of reason in philosophical contexts is normally&#8230; …

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  • 67What is Enlightenment? — For the contemporary spiritual magazine see What Is Enlightenment? . Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment? (German: Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung? ) is the title of a 1784 essay by the philosopher Immanuel Kant. In the&#8230; …

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  • 68for — [ weak fər, strong fɔr ] function word *** For can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): I bought some flowers for Chloe. Wait there for a while. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): I told her to leave, for&#8230; …

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  • 69For One More Day — is a 2006 novel taken place during the mid 1900 s by the acclaimed sportswriter and author Mitch Albom. It opens with the novel s protagonist planning to commit suicide. His adulthood is shown to have been rife with sadness. His own daughter didn …

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  • 70reason — rea·son n 1: an underlying ground, justification, purpose, motive, or inducement required to provide reason s for the termination in writing 2 a: the faculty of comprehending, inferring, or distinguishing esp. in a fair and orderly way b: the&#8230; …

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