Synonym: wherefore. Similar words: way, who, away, bay, boy, buy, by, day. Meaning: [hwaɪ /w-]n. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'.
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(61) Why did you choose to live in London?
(62) Why I have never catched the happiness?
(63) Now I understand why travelers rave about Lapland.
(64) Why did he do that experiment once again?
(65) Why don't you come over for supper on Friday?
(66) Why do you dislike her so much?
(67) Why waste money on clothes you don't need?
(68) Why are you taping your windows?
(69) Why wasn't I told about the accident?
(70) Tell me why you did it.
(71) Why don't we toast some marshmallows over the fire?
(72) Why are you picking on me?
(73) Why is that guy flashing his headlights at me?
(74) Why are these milk cartons so difficult to open?
(75) Why do dogs run after cats?
(76) These are the reasons why we do it.
(77) What's wrong? Why are you frowning?
(78) Do you know why she hopped off so soon?
(79) Why does the computer keep beeping?
(80) Why did she kill her husband?
(81) Why don't you shut your big mouth?
(82) Why don't we have dinner together?
(83) Why do you want to do that?
(84) I wonder why she is staying away.
(85) Why doesn't she get a divorce ?
(86) Why don't you bring your brother along?
(87) Why are you frowning at me? I've done nothing.
(88) Before you give up (sentencedict.com),[www.Sentencedict.com]think of the reason why you held on so long.
(89) Here we are, this is my house. Why don't you step in?
(90) They shouted him down when he tried to explain why Zaire needed an interim government.
(61) There's no reason why you can't have a perfectly normal child.
(62) I've had an idea . Why don't we walk into town?
(63) Why did he feel he had to prove his manhood in the company of women?
(64) We need a detailed investigation to determine exactly why these cancers are occurring.
(65) Hey baby, why don't you get out on the floor and strut your stuff?
(66) Why did the incidence of heroin use continue to climb?
(67) I don't know why she did it - I'm just speculating.
(68) Dust particles must have got into the motor, which is why it isn't working properly.
(69) Tell you what. Why don't you come to my house now?
(70) Why is full-frontal male nudity still so scarce in films?
(71) It is still not clear why the missile veered off course.
(72) I don't know why you bother with that crowd .
(73) By a logical progression of thought, she worked out why the remark had caused offence.
(74) Why don't you put your hood up if you're cold?
(75) I wondered why he had gone through the elaborate charade.
(76) "Have you ever wondered why British Rail would rather tart up their stations than improve services?" he asked.
(77) Why should old people be treated like second-class citizens ?
(78) I don't know why they ever got married. They're totally incompatible.
(79) Why use store-bought pastry when it's so easy to make your own?
(80) Why bother arguing about such an insignificant amount of money?
(81) Since man is able to tap such resources as oil and metals, why can't he develop and harness other energy resources?
(82) Why don't you put your money where your mouth is?
(83) "Why not give out one of the cybercafe's e-mail addresses?" suggested one bright spark.
(84) Why should I say sorry when it's not my fault?
(85) Why don't they cut out the middleman and let us do it ourselves?
(86) Why did you decide to look for a new job?
(87) Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own?
(88) Why should I have to do all the cleaning? It's not fair!
(89) Why would she have killed him? She has no motive.
n. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'. 