how to pronounce why

/waɪ/

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why is pronounced in one syllable

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video examples of why pronunciation

An example use of why in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… one of the reasons why we don't know a …”

meaning of why

Why is a word that is used to ask questions about the cause, reason, or motive of something.

why frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word why occurs in english on average 508.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics why can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that why can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;