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why
01
used for asking the purpose of or reason for something
Grammatical Information
incomparable
Examples
Why are you late for school today?
02
used to provide the reason for or the purpose of something
Why
01
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
whys
why
01
used to introduce the reason for an action as the subject or object of the verb or preposition
Examples
I do n't know why he said that.
