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Meaning of cur | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C2
[ˈkuːr]

Definitions

why, for what reason, wherefore, to what purpose, from what motive

not-comparable

Equivalents

Čeština pročež
Deutsch warum wessenthalben weswegen wofür wozu
English wherefore Why why
Français d’où
日本語 何と
Latina quam ob rem quapropter
Nederlands weshalve
Türkçe neden

Examples

“Cur humi iaces?”

Why are you lying on the ground?

“Cur ante tubam tremor occupat artus?”

Why before the trumpet [of war], fear seizes your limbs?

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

curiatim cursim danice datatim de foris de improviso

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