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why
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adverb
A1
/waɪ̯/
For what cause, reason, or purpose.
Introducing a complete question.
interrogative
For what cause, reason, or purpose. / Introducing a complete question.
With a negative, used rhetorically to make a suggestion.
interrogative
For what cause, reason, or purpose.
Introducing a verb phrase (bare infinitive clause).
interrogative
Introducing a noun or other phrase.
interrogative
For which cause, reason, or purpose.
relative
The cause, reason, or purpose for which.
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Why do you ask?
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Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.
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why
An exclamation used to express pleasant or unpleasant mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.
why
Reason.
why
To ask (someone) the question "why?".
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