why not

waɪ nɒt

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Definition of why not - Reverso English Dictionary

Expression

questioningask why something is not true or possible

Why not try a new approach?

how come

what for

expressionused to express lack of objection

If you want to leave early, why not.?

alright

okay

sure

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I don't see why not

exp.

agree or give permission because no reason to refuse

Can I borrow your book? I don't see why not.

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except that

adv.

explanation

used to explain why the main statement is not true

it's an inside joke

exp.

explanation

explains why someone does not get the joke

why ever not

exp.

question

used to ask why something should not be done

Examples of why not in a sentence

Why not explore other opportunities?
Why not join us for dinner?
If you want to try, why not?

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French:pourquoi pas, ...
German:warum nicht, ...
Italian:perché no, ...
Spanish:¿por qué no?, por qué no, ...
Portuguese:por que não?, porque não, ...
Chinese:为什么不, 为什么不呢, ...
Japanese:なぜ, いいじゃないか, ...
Arabic:لِمَ لا, لِماذا لا, ...
Hebrew:לָמָה לֹא, ...
Russian:почему бы и нет, ...
Ukrainian:чому б і ні, ...
Hindi:क्यों नहीं, ...
Bengali:কেন নয়, ...
Catalan:per què no, ...
Czech:proč ne, klidně, ...
Danish:hvorfor ikke, ...
Dutch:waarom niet, ...
Greek:γιατί όχι, ...
Hungarian:miért ne, persze, ...
Khmer:ហេតុអ្វីមិន, ហេតុអ្វីមិនបាន, ...
Korean:왜 안 되죠?, 왜 안 돼, ...
Persian:چرا نه, ...
Polish:dlaczego nie, czemu nie, ...
Portuguese (BR):por que não, ...
Romanian:de ce nu, ...
Swedish:varför inte, ...
Thai:ทำไมไม่, ทำไมจะไม่ได้ล่ะ, ...
Turkish:neden olmasın, ...
Vietnamese:tại sao không, ...

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