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. Related Definitions: Account, As, Cause, Compound, For, He, Heifer, Interrogatively, Know, Left, Not, Note, Of, On, Or, Purpose, Reason, Relative, Relatively, See, So, That, The, Town, Under, Used, What, Wherefore, Which, Why, Young

Why Quotations What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course. Marilyn Monroe 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 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 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 The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he makes so many of them. Abraham Lincoln A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen. Winston Churchill Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen. Winston Churchill We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts? Mohandas Gandhi 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 It's true hard work never killed 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