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1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) hvorfor2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) hvorforIsubst. ( whys) \/waɪ\/grunn, årsakthe whys and wherefores grunnen, årsakenIIadj. og konj. \/waɪ\/1) ( i spørsmål) hvorfor• why was he late?• why didn't I think of that?• why don't I come and pick you up?2) fordi, derfor, grunnen til atthe reason why... grunnen til at...grunnen til at det blir begått innbrudd i stadig flere hus, er at eierne er uforsiktigeIIIinterj. \/waɪ\/1) (overraskelse, indignasjon) men... jo, men, hva• don't you know? why, it's in today's paper• why, that's absurd!• why, a child knows that!• why, didn't I tell you?• why, there he is!• why, what's the harm?2) ( tvilende) ja, tja• is it true? - why, yes, I think soer det sant? - ja, jeg tror da det• why, you know, I am not quite suretja, jeg vet ikke riktig jeg3) (forsterkende, bekreftende) ja, jo• isn't he a bore? - why, yes, he certainly is!er han ikke kjedelig? - ja, det skal jeg hilse og si!4) ja da (... naturligvis)• if that won't do, why (then) we must try something elseom det ikke er nok, ja da må vi prøve noe annet
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WHYS — can refer to:* World Have Your Say, a current events radio show with a worldwide audience from the BBC World Service * WHYS LP, a low power FM radio station located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin … Wikipedia
WHYS — steht für: World: Have Your Say, BBC Radiosendung WHYS LP, Radiosender in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
WHYS-LP — Infobox Radio station name = WHYS LP city = Eau Claire, Wisconsin area = Eau Claire slogan = branding = frequency = 96.3 MHz repeater = airdate = share = share as of = share source = format = power = erp = 100 watts haat = 5.2 meters class = L1… … Wikipedia
whys and wherefores — To talk about the whys and wherefores means to discuss the reasons. We need to discuss the whys and wherefores of our failure … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
whys and wherefores — noun The reasons or motivations for a fact, action, or decision, especially the complete set of such reasons or motivations. I can no more tell you the whys and wherefores of myself than I can lift myself up by the waistband and carry myself into … Wiktionary
whys — wise, y s … American English homophones
whys — hwaɪ /w n. reason; for what reason?; for what purpose? adv. for what reason?; for what purpose? conj. for what reason; because of which interj. Oh! (cry of surprise) … English contemporary dictionary
whys — wise … English homophone dictionary
whys and wherefores — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reason, explanation, cause; see reason 3 … English dictionary for students
whys and wherefores — see why … Useful english dictionary
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