[
UK
/wˈaɪ/
]
[ US /ˈhwaɪ, ˈwaɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈhwaɪ, ˈwaɪ/ ]
NOUN
- the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
How To Use why In A Sentence
- What we do not know are the precise weighting of factors that go into why prices increase at any particular time.
- He asked me bluntly, ‘Why would you want to leave private life and take on such a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?’
- Instead of asking the fortunate few, why doesn't Ted asked the gifted masses of state employees to do a little giveback? We're! Number! 5! (Jack Bog's Blog)
- Why be all miffy and hissy and in a bitch-slapping mood guys, about not being in the military when you can do the work you like in prisons and police forces? See, it's not all about the election today.
- Email and Net abuse at work have become the number one reason why UK employees face the sack, according to a survey out today.
- It is a lovely night, and why should we not prolong our ride a little?
- They surely know they are going to be targets for abuse, so why do they do it?
- Frankly I don't understand why most companies don't follow the same policy as franked income in the hands of shareholders is worth a lot more to them than huge piles of franking credits mouldering away in the company's balance sheet.
- Why is that man a slave to his genes?
- And when Elliot Spitzer got caught fooling w/a prostie, he resigned on the spot … saaaaaaaaaaaay … WHY is Vitter still in office? Think Progress » Vitter receives standing ovation at Southern Republican Leadership Conference.