Sorry, no online dictionaries contain the exact phrase why someone does things.
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1. motive
 2. reason
3. cause
4. rationale
5. justification
6. counsel
7. idea
8. intentioned
9. advertence
10. apurpose
 11. by design
12. effect
13. goal-directed
14. intention
15. meaning
16. observation
17. planful
18. purport
19. purposedly
20. purposeful
 21. purposefully
22. purposive
23. tenor
24. aim
25. bethought
26. contributory
27. design
28. determination
29. intentional
30. intentive
 31. justificative
32. justificatory
33. provant
34. purpose
35. purposed
36. scienter
37. advised

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