why
US: /ˈhwaɪ/, /ˈwaɪ/
UK: /wˈaɪ/
UK: /wˈaɪ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
why /wai/
- phó từ
- tại sao, vì sao
- why was he late?: sao anh ấy đến muộn?
- why not?: tại sao không?
- that's the reason why: đó là lý do vì sao
- not to know why: không biết tại sao
- tại sao, vì sao
- danh từ, số nhiều whys
- lý do, lý do tại sao
- lý do, lý do tại sao
- thán từ
- sao!, thế nào!
- why, it's quite easy!: sao, thật là dễ!
- sao!, thế nào!
Advanced English dictionary
adverb, exclamation, noun
+ adverb
1 used in questions to ask the reason for or purpose of sth: Why were you late? + Tell me why you did it. + 'I would like you to go.' 'Why me?' + (spoken) Why oh why do people keep leaving the door open?
2 used in questions to suggest that it is not necessary to do sth: Why get upset just because you got one bad grade? + Why bother to write? We'll see him tomorrow.
3 used to give or talk about a reason: That's why I left so early. + I know you did it-I just want to know why. + The reason why the injection needs repeating every year is that the virus changes.
Idioms: why ever used in questions to mean 'why', expressing surprise: Why ever didn't you tell us before?
why not? used to make or agree to a suggestion: Why not write to her? + 'Let's eat out.' 'Why not?' + Why don't we go together?
+ exclamation (old-fashioned or AmE) used to express surprise, lack of patience, etc: Why Jane, it's you! + Why, it's easy-a child could do it!
+ noun
Idioms: the whys and (the) wherefores the reasons for sth: I had no intention of going into the whys and the wherefores of the situation.
Concise English dictionary
whyshwaɪ /w-
noun
+the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
