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why


 
  Grep  of  noun  why 
  why 
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  Overview  of  noun  why 
 
  The  noun  why  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  why,  wherefore  --  (the  cause  or  intention  underlying  an  action  or  situation  esp  in  the  phrase  "the  whys  and  wherefores") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  why 
 
  The  adv  why  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  why,  how  come  --  (question  word  what  is  the  reason;  "why  are  you  here?";  (`how  come'  is  a  nonstandard  variant  as  in  "how  come  he  got  an  ice  cream  cone  but  I  didn't?")) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  why 
 
  The  noun  why  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  why,  wherefore  --  (the  cause  or  intention  underlying  an  action  or  situation  esp  in  the  phrase  "the  whys  and  wherefores") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  why 
 
  The  adv  why  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  why,  how  come  --  (question  word  what  is  the  reason;  "why  are  you  here?";  (`how  come'  is  a  nonstandard  variant  as  in  "how  come  he  got  an  ice  cream  cone  but  I  didn't?")) 



why definition