How to pronounce “why”

Meaning

• [Adverb]
• (interrogative) For what cause, reason, or purpose.
• (relative) For which cause, reason, or purpose.
• (fused relative) The cause, reason, or purpose for which.
• [Noun]
• Reason.
• [Interjection]
• (dated or literary) An exclamation used to express pleasant or unpleasant mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.
• [Verb]
• (intransitive, transitive) To ask (someone) the question "why?".

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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