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why'd

why'd is the contraction of why.

Meaning of why

Adverb

why (not comparable)

  1. (interrogative) Introducing a complete question.
    • Why is the sky blue?
  2. (interrogative) With a negative, used rhetorically to make a suggestion.
    • Why don't you ask her out for dinner?
  3. (interrogative) Introducing a verb phrase (bare infinitive clause).
    • Why spend money on something you already get for free?
  4. (interrogative) Introducing a noun or other phrase.
    • Why him? Why not someone taller?
  5. (relative) For which cause, reason, or purpose.
    • That's the reason why I did that.
  6. (fused relative) The cause, reason, or purpose for which.
    • That is why the sky is blue.

See all 10 meanings of why

Questions about why'd

What is why'd the contraction of?
Why'd is the contraction of why.

Words near why'd in the dictionary

  1. why not
  2. why not Zoidberg
  3. why oh why
  4. why on Earth
  5. why so serious
  6. why'd
  7. why'm
  8. why'n't
  9. why're
  10. why's
  11. why-not

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