Kilo Lingo

/waɪ/

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Translation

Asks for the reason or cause of something.

Word origin

From Old English hwi, an old question form related to what and how.

Origin
Old English
Root
hwi

Examples

?

"Why" asks for the reason you are late.

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Here "why" stands for the reason she left.

?

"Why" asks for the cause behind it.

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