Word: why
Category: why
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Related words: why
super why, sparknotes, why not both
Synonyms: why
companion, friend, colleague, associate, partner, coworker, workmate, pal, crony, mate, chum, buddy, dawg, peeps, familiar, fellow, brother
Translations: why
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german
Translations:
warum, wieso, weshalb
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french
Translations:
pourquoi, pourtant, bien, or
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italian
Translations:
perché
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portuguese
Translations:
porque
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dutch
Translations:
hoezo, waarom
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norwegian
Translations:
hvorfor
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finnish
Translations:
miksi
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danish
Translations:
hvorfor
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czech
Translations:
nuže, proč, tedy, vždyť
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hungarian
Translations:
miért, nini
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turkish
Translations:
neden
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greek
Translations:
γιατί
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ukrainian
Translations:
пихкати
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albanian
Translations:
pse
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belarusian
Translations:
чаму
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estonian
Translations:
kelle
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croatian
Translations:
čemu, zašto
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latin
Translations:
quare, cur
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slovenian
Translations:
zakaj, proč
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slovak
Translations:
prečo, vak
The meaning and "use of": why
adverb
- for what reason or purpose. - why did he do it?
- (with reference to a reason) on account of which; for which. - the reason why flu shots need repeating every year is that the virus changes
- a reason or explanation. - the whys and wherefores of these procedures need to be explained to students
- expressing surprise or indignation. - Why, that's absurd!
- used to add emphasis to a response. - “You think so?” “Why, yes.”
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