Found 4 items, similar to Why.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: why mengapa
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: why kenapa, mengapa, wah
English → English (WordNet) Definition: why why n : the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' [syn: wherefore] adv : question word; what is the reason (`how come' is a nonstandard variant); “why are you here?”; “how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn't?” [syn: how come]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Why Why \Why\, adv. [OE. whi, why, AS. hw[=i], hw?, instrumental case of hw[=a], hw[ae]t; akin to Icel. hv[=i] why, Dan. & Sw. hvi; cf. Goth. hw?. ?. See Who.] [1913 Webster] 1. For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1. [1913 Webster] Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? --Ezek. xxxiii. 11. [1913 Webster] 2. For which; on account of which; -- used relatively. [1913 Webster] No ground of enmity between us known Why he should mean me ill or seek to harm. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Turn the discourse; I have a reason why I would not have you speak so tenderly. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. 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. [1913 Webster] Note: Why is sometimes used as an interjection or an expletive in expression of surprise or content at a turn of affairs; used also in calling. “Why, Jessica!” --Shak. [1913 Webster] If her chill heart I can not move, Why, I'll enjoy the very love. --Cowley. [1913 Webster] Sometimes, also, it is used as a noun. [1913 Webster] The how and the why and the where. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] For why, because; why. See Forwhy. [Obs. or Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Why \Why\, n. A young heifer. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose. [1913 Webster]