why's
SayWYZ/waɪz/
- 1Contraction of why is. Use it to ask the reason something is the case.
Why's the sky so dark this afternoon?
Why's your brother sitting all alone over there?
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- 2Contraction of why has. Use it to ask the reason something has happened.
Why's the train been delayed for a whole hour?
Why's nobody answered my message yet?
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- 3Plural of why. The usual spelling is whys, without the apostrophe.
She listed all the why's behind her sudden move.
The teacher answered the kids' endless why's with great patience.
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Less common meaning
- 4Contraction of why does. It is rare and very informal.
Why's he always show up late to practice?
Why's the printer keep jamming on thick paper?
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why's is a form of why
why, noun: The reason for something, used as a noun. Full entry
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