"why" meaning in Engels

See why in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ʰwaɪ/ Audio: en-us-why.ogg
  1. waarom
    Sense id: nl-why-en-adv-nZTdkw7M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Conjunction

IPA: /ʰwaɪ/ Audio: en-us-why.ogg
  1. waarom
    Sense id: nl-why-en-conj-nZTdkw7M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Interjection

IPA: /ʰwaɪ/ Audio: en-us-why.ogg
  1. Wel! Tjonge!
    Sense id: nl-why-en-intj-XAW91tvg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Bijwoord in het Engels",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Engels",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Engels met audioweergave",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Engels van lengte 3",
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    "Afkomstig van het Oudengelse hwy."
  ],
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        {
          "text": "Why have you done this?",
          "translation": "Waarom heb je dit gedaan?"
        }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʰwaɪ/"
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        {
          "text": "Tell me why you have done this!",
          "translation": "Zeg me waarom je dit hebt gedaan!"
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    "Afkomstig van het Oudengelse hwy."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Why, that's incredible!",
          "translation": "Tjonge zeg, dat is ongelooflijk!"
        }
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        "Wel! Tjonge!"
      ],
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        {
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        }
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    "Woorden in het Engels met audioweergave",
    "Woorden in het Engels van lengte 3"
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    "Afkomstig van het Oudengelse hwy."
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          "text": "Tell me why you have done this!",
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    "Afkomstig van het Oudengelse hwy."
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          "text": "Why, that's incredible!",
          "translation": "Tjonge zeg, dat is ongelooflijk!"
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        "Wel! Tjonge!"
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      "ipa": "/ʰwaɪ/"
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