why not
Adverb
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Adverb
why not (not comparable)
- Why is that not true?
- I don't want to go out today. — Why not?
- Used to state that one has no objection to and approves of a proposal.
- Let's have pizza for lunch. — Yes, why not?
- Used to introduce a proposal.
- Why not try turning the handle in the other direction to see if that opens the window?
- (why is that not true) why?, how come?
- (to show one has no objection) all right, I don't see why not, OK
- (to introduce a proposal) how about, what if
- French: pourquoi pas
- German: warum nicht
- Italian: perché no
- Portuguese: por que não
- Russian: а почему́
- Spanish: por qué no
- French: pourquoi pas
- German: warum nicht, wieso nicht
- Italian: perché no
- Portuguese: por que não
- Russian: почему́ бы и нет
- Spanish: por qué no
- French: pourquoi ne pas
- Portuguese: por que não
- Russian: почему́ бы не
- Spanish: por qué no
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