Meaning

2 senses
  1. Reason.

    A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.

    I don't want to know the whys or the wherefores of your decision.

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  2. (Yorkshire, obsolete)A young heifer.

More definitions
  • the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase ‘the whys and wherefores’

Examples

30375 sentences
  1. That is why he got angry.

    Ось чому він злився. — Ahha

    ruВот почему он разозлился. — afyodor

    deDeshalb wurde er ärgerlich. — Esperantostern

  2. I wonder why he did that.

    Мені цікаво, чому він це зробив. — deniko

    ruЯ задаюсь вопросом, почему он это сделал. — odexed

    deIch frage mich, warum er das getan hat. — Sirio60

  3. Do you want to know why?

    Хочеш знати чому? — deniko

    ruТы хочешь знать почему? — Olya

    deWillst du wissen, warum? — Felixjp

  4. I don't understand why it happened.

    Я не розумію, чому це сталося. — deniko

    ruЯ не понимаю, почему это произошло. — marafon

  5. I know why Tom got sick.

    Я знаю, чому Том захворів. — deniko

    ruЯ знаю, почему Том заболел. — odexed

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the reason:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the reason:

Origin

From Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ (“why”), from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what,

From Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ (“why”), from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, instrumental case of *kʷís (“who”), *kʷid (“what”).

A variant of quey.

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Forms

plural: whys / why's / whies
Singularwhy
Pluralwhys / why's / whies

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase ‘the whys and wherefores’:wherefore

See also

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