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Detailed Synonyms for why in English

why:

why [the ~] noun

  1. the why
    – the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' 1
    the why; the wherefore
    – the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' 1

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Related Definitions for "why":

  1. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'1

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