Why

Why (why)
adv.	(?)
Why
[OE. whi, why, AS. hw*imacr], hw(?), instrumental case of hw, hwæt; akin to Icel. hv*imacr] why, Dan. *** Sw. hvi] cf. Goth. hw(?). [uCo

For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1.

Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Ezek. xxxiii. 11.

For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.

No ground of enmity between us known
Why he should mean me ill or seek to harm. Milton.

Turn the discourse; I have a reason why
I would not have you speak so tenderly. Dryden.

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.

* 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.

If her chill heart I can not move,
Why, I'll enjoy the very love. Cowley.

Sometimes, also, it is used as a noun.

The how and the why and the where. Goldsmith.

For why, because; why. See Forwhy. [Obs. or Colloq.]

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