"\u201cI can't go out tonight.\u201d \u201c Why not",
"Conjunction",
"I know why he did it.",
"It's easy to see why she fell in love with him.",
"He's a very good player. That's why he made the team.",
"The reason why they succeeded is obvious. They worked really hard.",
"Give me one good reason why I should stay.",
"Noun",
"asked the whys behind the surprising decision",
"how one decides that a certain he or she is \u201cthe one\u201d is one of the great whys of life",
"Interjection",
"why , what a strange thing to say!",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"So why are investors expecting the developing world to show resilience when a US recession hits",
"The reason why the Omicron and earlier variant boosters are little or no better than a standard booster is rooted in immunology. \u2014 John P. Moore And Paul A. Offit, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"The two reminded the city of New Orleans why Fugees were such a successful band, and also provided an unforgettable moment for the festival\u2019s first in-person concert day since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of 2020. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 2 July 2022",
"This probably helps explain why White is still on the team. \u2014 Jason Patt, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"Looking at the billions the NBA is shelling out for players who aren\u2019t going to win their teams anything that matters, why should anyone be upset by this",
"The lack of discipline and sportsmanship displayed by the Angels and the Seattle Mariners may be an indicator as to why these teams are more than 10 games out of first place. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 July 2022",
"Drinking plenty of water is also very important, which is why this 75-ounce motivational water bottle is a must-add. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 2 July 2022",
"Any resident who would like more information on the fire station, or to take a tour to see why there is a need for a new station, contact Chief Jeremy Betsa at 440-933-8305 or email jbetsa@avonlakefire.org. \u2014 cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Cain opines on the why -and-how of private mega-yachts, which have grown mind-bogglingly massive (such as the 533-foot-long Eclipse, replete with submarine, owned by Russian business mogul Roman Abramovich). \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Not everyone may want to abandon teaching manners altogether, but these insights do suggest rethinking our approach, focusing as much on the why of courtesy as the how. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
"Worst of all, the cult of lethality attempts to divorce the how of killing from the why , an insane proposition given that military force is deployed in the service of political outcomes. \u2014 Jared Keller, The New Republic , 9 Sep. 2019",
"And the why is that it\u2019s, unfortunately, human nature that has presented itself in so many, many ways. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2018",
"History doesn\u2019t often remember the why , just the what. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Sep. 2017",
"But instead of getting bogged down by the calories consumed or the grams of fat encountered, Alpert turned the conversation to the why . \u2014 Logan Sykes, Town & Country , 2 Jan. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
"Why, oh why , do the Rangers keep throwing away almost certain victories in the final minutes of playoff games"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1519, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Conjunction"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English hw\u0233 , instrumental case of hw\u00e6t what \u2014 more at what entry 1":"Adverb"
"\u02c8hw\u012b(\u02cc)\u014d also \u02c8w\u012b-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from oh-why-oh-why-oh , signal cry of a former New York City gang":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-235547"
},
"why-not":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a return challenge demanding what bars an action or negates an assertion":[],
": at a disadvantage":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the expression why not":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085323"
},
"whyfor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": reason , wherefore":[
"provided the whyfors of the programs themselves",
"\u2014 Arthur Krock"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hw\u012b\u02cc- also \u02c8w\u012b\u02cc-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"English dialect whyfor , adverb, why, from English why entry 1 + for":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182508"
},
"whyever":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": for whatever reason : why":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"hw\u012b\u02c8ev\u0259(r) also w\u012b-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192616"
},
"whydunit":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mystery having as its primary interest the motivation rather than the identity of the criminal":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6(h)w\u012b\u02c8d\u0259n\u0259\u0307t"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"why entry 1 + who dunit":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212122"
},
"whydah":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various mostly brownish African passerine birds (genera Euplectes and Vidua ) often kept as cage birds and distinguished in the male by black-and-white plumage and by long tail feathers during the breeding season":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8(h)wi-d\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While having a beautiful bird might not seem like much of a problem, the whydah is one of only about 100 parasitic birds in the world. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 30 June 2017",
"The flashy whydah , Vidua macroura, is a native of sub-Saharan Africa. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 30 June 2017",
"The flashy whydah , Vidua macroura, is a native of sub-Saharan Africa. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 30 June 2017",
"The availability of a host will also determine whether Florida becomes the U.S.\u2019s third whydah population. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 25 Oct. 2017",
"The flashy whydah , Vidua macroura, is a native of sub-Saharan Africa. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 30 June 2017",
"The flashy whydah , Vidua macroura, is a native of sub-Saharan Africa. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 30 June 2017",
"So Hammer checked with a birder friend who suggested looking up whydahs , which matched what Hammer observed. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 25 Oct. 2017",
"And in California, scaly-breasted munias have been found feeding young whydahs . \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 29 June 2017"
