# why's

Pronunciation: say "WYZ" /waɪz/

## Contraction

1. Contraction of why is. — Contraction of why is.
   - Simple: Contraction of why is. Use it to ask the reason something is the case.
   - _Why's the meeting starting later than usual today?_
   - _Why's that light still blinking on the dashboard?_
2. Contraction of why has. — Contraction of why has.
   - Simple: Contraction of why has. Use it to ask the reason something has happened.
   - _Why's the price of bread risen so sharply this month?_
   - _Why's she left without saying goodbye to anyone?_

## Noun

3. Plural of why; whys is the more usual spelling. — plural of why
   - Simple: Plural of why. The usual spelling is whys, without the apostrophe.
   - _The report explained the what but ignored the why's entirely._
   - _Investigators are still working through the why's of the collapse._

## Contraction

4. Contraction of why does. Uncommon and informal. *(rare)* — Contraction of why does.
   - Simple: Contraction of why does. It is rare and very informal.
   - _Why's the engine make that rattling sound when it's cold?_
   - _Why's she insist on doing everything by herself?_

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/why-s (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).