You use why in questions when you ask about the reasons for something. Why hasn't he brought the bill? Why didn't he stop me? Why can't I remember the exact year we married?
Definition of why adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
why (third-person singular simple present whys or whies, present participle whying, simple past and past participle whyed or whied) (intransitive, transitive) To ask (someone) the question "why?".
"Why" by Avril Lavigne, a B-side of the single "Complicated", 2002 "Why", by Ayaka from the single "Clap & Love"/"Why" and the theme song of the PSP game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, 2007
/waɪ/ IPA guide Other forms: whys Definitions of why noun the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' synonyms: wherefore