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why
(mass) | why
- prečo |
why
(encz) | why,nuže interj: Kamil Páral |
why
(encz) | why,proč |
why
(encz) | why,tedy interj: Kamil Páral |
Why
(gcide) | Why \Why\, adv. [OE. whi, why, AS. hw[imac], hw?, instrumental
case of hw[=a], hw[ae]t; akin to Icel. hv[imac] why, Dan. &
Sw. hvi; cf. Goth. hw?. ?. See Who.]
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1. For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account;
wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under
What, pron., 1.
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Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will
ye die, O house of Israel? --Ezek.
xxxiii. 11.
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2. For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.
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No ground of enmity between us known
Why he should mean me ill or seek to harm. --Milton.
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Turn the discourse; I have a reason why
I would not have you speak so tenderly. --Dryden.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The how and the why and the where. --Goldsmith.
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For why, because; why. See Forwhy. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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Why
(gcide) | Why \Why\, n.
A young heifer. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.
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why
(wn) | why
n 1: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation,
especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' [syn:
why, wherefore] |
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why
(mass) | why
- prečo |
that´s why
(encz) | that´s why,proto |
why
(encz) | why,nuže interj: Kamil Páralwhy,proč why,tedy interj: Kamil Páral |
why in the name of...
(encz) | why in the name of..., |
why in the world
(encz) | why in the world, |
whydah
(encz) | whydah, n: |
why are my kids (or kitties) staring at me?
(czen) | Why Are My Kids (or Kitties) Staring At Me?,WAMKSAM[zkr.] |
For why
(gcide) | For \For\, conj.
1. Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old
English, the reason of anything.
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And for of long that way had walk['e]d none,
The vault was hid with plants and bushes hoar.
--Fairfax.
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And Heaven defend your good souls, that you think
I will your serious and great business scant,
For she with me. --Shak.
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2. Since; because; introducing a reason of something before
advanced, a cause, motive, explanation, justification, or
the like, of an action related or a statement made. It is
logically nearly equivalent to since, or because, but
connects less closely, and is sometimes used as a very
general introduction to something suggested by what has
gone before.
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Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his
mercy endureth forever. --Ps. cxxxvi.
1.
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Heaven doth with us as we with torches do,
Not light them for themselves; for if our virtues
Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike
As if we had them not. --Shak.
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For because, because. [Obs.] "Nor for because they set less
store by their own citizens." --Robynson (More's Utopia).
For why.
(a) Why; for that reason; wherefore. [Obs.]
(b) Because. [Obs.] See Forwhy.
Syn: See Because.
[1913 Webster]Why \Why\, adv. [OE. whi, why, AS. hw[imac], hw?, instrumental
case of hw[=a], hw[ae]t; akin to Icel. hv[imac] why, Dan. &
Sw. hvi; cf. Goth. hw?. ?. See Who.]
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1. For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account;
wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under
What, pron., 1.
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Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will
ye die, O house of Israel? --Ezek.
xxxiii. 11.
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2. For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.
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No ground of enmity between us known
Why he should mean me ill or seek to harm. --Milton.
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Turn the discourse; I have a reason why
I would not have you speak so tenderly. --Dryden.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The how and the why and the where. --Goldsmith.
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For why, because; why. See Forwhy. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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Forwhy
(gcide) | Forwhy \For*why"\, conj. [For + why, AS. hw?, instrumental case
of hw[=a] who.]
Wherefore; because. [Obs.]
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whydah bird
(gcide) | Whidah bird \Whid"ah bird`\, (Zool.)
Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to
the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding
season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called
also vida finch, whidah finch, whydah bird, {whydah
finch}, widow bird, and widow finch.
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Note: Some of the species are often kept as cage birds,
especially Vidua paradisea, which is dark brownish
above, pale buff beneath, with a reddish collar around
the neck.
[1913 Webster]Whydah bird \Whyd"ah bird`\, or Whydah finch \Whyd"ah finch`\
(Zool.)
The whidah bird.
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Whydah bird
(gcide) | Whidah bird \Whid"ah bird`\, (Zool.)
Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to
the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding
season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called
also vida finch, whidah finch, whydah bird, {whydah
finch}, widow bird, and widow finch.
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Note: Some of the species are often kept as cage birds,
especially Vidua paradisea, which is dark brownish
above, pale buff beneath, with a reddish collar around
the neck.
[1913 Webster]Whydah bird \Whyd"ah bird`\, or Whydah finch \Whyd"ah finch`\
(Zool.)
The whidah bird.
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whydah finch
(gcide) | Whidah bird \Whid"ah bird`\, (Zool.)
Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to
the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding
season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called
also vida finch, whidah finch, whydah bird, {whydah
finch}, widow bird, and widow finch.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Some of the species are often kept as cage birds,
especially Vidua paradisea, which is dark brownish
above, pale buff beneath, with a reddish collar around
the neck.
[1913 Webster]Whydah bird \Whyd"ah bird`\, or Whydah finch \Whyd"ah finch`\
(Zool.)
The whidah bird.
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Whydah finch
(gcide) | Whidah bird \Whid"ah bird`\, (Zool.)
Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to
the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding
season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called
also vida finch, whidah finch, whydah bird, {whydah
finch}, widow bird, and widow finch.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Some of the species are often kept as cage birds,
especially Vidua paradisea, which is dark brownish
above, pale buff beneath, with a reddish collar around
the neck.
[1913 Webster]Whydah bird \Whyd"ah bird`\, or Whydah finch \Whyd"ah finch`\
(Zool.)
The whidah bird.
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Why-not
(gcide) | Why-not \Why"-not`\, n.
A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned
reason; a sudden conclusive happening. [Obs.]
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When the church
Was taken with a why-not in the lurch. --Hudibras.
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This game . . . was like to have been lost with a
why-not. --Nugae Antiq.
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why
(wn) | why
n 1: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation,
especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' [syn:
why, wherefore] |
whydah
(wn) | whydah
n 1: mostly black African weaverbird [syn: whydah, whidah,
widow bird] |
owhy
(foldoc) | OWHY
An early functional language(?).
["A Type-Theoretical Alternative to CUCH, ISWIM, OWHY", Dana
Scott, Oxford U 1969].
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