to what end
For what reason?
To what end asks about purpose or goal—why something is being done and what it hopes to achieve.
The phrase often carries skepticism, suggesting the action may be pointless: He's accumulating power, but to what end?
You can memorize all these facts, but to what end if you don't understand them?
- what forAsking the reason
- whereforeFor what purpose
- purposeReason something exists
- whyReason-seeking query
- reasonBasis or justification
for what reason · what's the point · aim · objective · teleology · intention · meaning · bigger picture · grand scheme · rationale · motive · justification · goal · outcome · result · whyfor · ramification · consequence
acceptance vs questioning
to what endso be it
Formal phrase of acquiescence
no questions asked · without question · acceptance · why not · fair enough