Defenition of the word why

• Defenition of the word why

  • For what reason.
  • question word; what is the reason; "why are you here?"; (`how come' is a nonstandard variant as in "how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn't?")
  • the cause or intention underlying an action or situation esp in the phrase "the whys and wherefores"
  • the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores''
  • 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?"
  • the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

Synonyms for the word why

• • how come
  • wherefore

Hypernyms for the word why

• • ground
  • reason

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