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ad. For what purpose, reason, or cause; with what intention, justification, or motive: Why is the door shut? Why do birds sing?

conjunction. The reason, cause, or purpose for which: I know why you left.

conjunction. Usage Problem On account of which; for which: "The reason why [regular verbs] are called regular is that we can predict what all the other three forms are” ( Randolph Quirk).

n. The cause or intention underlying a given action or situation: studying the whys of antisocial behavior.

n. A difficult problem or question.

interjection. Used to express mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.

ad. For what cause, reason, or purpose.

conjunction. The reason that.

n. The reason.

interjection. Exclamation of mild surprise.

n. A young heifer.

ad. For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1.

ad. For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.

ad. The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; ; -- used as a compound relative.

n. A young heifer.

For what cause, reason, or purpose? wherefore?

For which reason or cause; on account of which; for what or which; also, as compound relative, the thing or reason for or on account of which.

An emphatic or often expletive use of the adverb.

Used as a call or an exclamation.

n. A dialectal form of quey.

n. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

"I cant understand why they even wanna pump the money back into the companies that are part just one part of course of the cause for all this mess..why dont they put the money in the hands of the American people and let us decide our fate..instead of our crooked greedy politicians."

reason    ground   

for why    the why and wherefore    why so?    the cause why   

what   

whyever    why the Devil    why the dickens    why not    why in God's name    why the fuck    why on Earth   

wherefore    how come   

Ai    Alai    Ally    Bi    Bligh    Bly    Brunei    Cai    Cy    Dai   

would    above    ay    rhymster    ought    latter    dare    yet    wouldest    cordon