why
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- enPR hwī, IPA: /ʍaɪ/, /waɪ/
why (not comparable)
- For what cause, reason, or purpose (interrogative adverb).
- Introducing a complete question.
- Why is the sky blue?
- Why did you do that?
- I don’t know why he did that
- Tell me why the moon changes phase.
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- Why do you have a map of the world?
- Why do you have a map of the world?
- Introducing a verb phrase (bare infinitive clause).
- Why spend money on something you already get for free?
- Why not tell him how you feel?
- Introducing a noun or other phrase.
- Why him? Why not someone taller?
- Introducing a complete question.
- For which cause, reason, or purpose (relative adverb).
- That's the reason why I did that.
- French: pourquoi
- German: warum, wieso, weshalb, weswegen
- Italian: perché
- Portuguese: por que
- Russian: почему́
- Spanish: por qué
why (plural whys)
- reason
- A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.
- An exclamation used to express indignation, mild surprise, or impatience.
- “Why, child, I tell thee if I was thy mother I would not disown thee; don't you see I am as kind to you as if I was your mother?”
- Why, thank you!
why (plural whies)
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