1. Question word; what is the reason
   "why are you here?"
   - how come

1. The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase 'the whys and wherefores'
   - wherefore [archaic]

Sounds like: wye, Y

Derived forms: whys

Type of: ground, reason

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