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How to sign: question word; what is the reason (`how come' is a nonstandard variant)
"why are you here?"; "how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn't?";
Similiar / Same: how come
How to sign: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
Similiar / Same: wherefore
