why's

See also: whys

English

Contraction

why's

  1. Contraction of why is.
    I don't want to go to college next year - Really? Why’s that?
  2. Contraction of why has.
    Why's everyone gone home?
  3. (less common) Contraction of why does.
    Why's he want to do that?

Noun

why's

  1. plural of why
    Alternative forms: whys, whies
    • 1977: I was never able to stop the search for the why's and how's of something so senseless as the arms race. (Nobel Peace Prize Alva Myrdal)[1]

References

  1. ^ Myrdal, Alva (1977), The Game of Disarmament: How the United States and Russia Run the Arms Race (1st ed.), UK: Manchester University Press ND, →ISBN, in "A Personal Note" (foreword), p. xxiii
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