Definition of Why

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Definition of Why

Why

For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1.

For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.

The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why he left town so suddenly; -- used as a compound relative.

A young heifer.

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Why Quotations

There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.
Mother Teresa

There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use.
Mother Teresa

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?
Thomas Jefferson

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
Zig Ziglar

It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized.
Wayne Dyer

What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course.
Marilyn Monroe

Why can't I just eat my waffle?
Barack Obama

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?
Ronald Reagan

I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.
Ronald Reagan

They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance.
Ronald Reagan

Why Translations

why in Afrikaans is waarom, hoekom
why in Dutch is hoezo, waarom
why in Finnish is miksi
why in French is pourquoi
why in German is aber nein, warum, weshalb, Warum, aber ja
why in Italian is per quale ragione
why in Latin is quare, quamobrem, cur
why in Norwegian is hvorfor
why in Portuguese is porque

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