The meaning of WHY is for what cause, reason, or purpose. How to use why in a sentence.

When we ask for reasons in speaking, we can use the phrase why is that? In informal conversations we often say why’s that?: …

You use why in questions when you ask about the reasons for something. Why hasn't he brought the bill? Why didn't he stop me? Why can't I remember the exact year we married?

a. for what reason, purpose, or cause?: why are you here?. b. (used in indirect questions): tell me why you're here.

Curtis is the story of an 11-year-old African-American boy, a comic tale of sibling rivalry and family ties, of joys and turbulence, of school and church and people in the neighborhood. Cartoonist Ray Billingsley once stated that he’s felt he’s lived his entire life on a deadline.

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Read the Curtis comic strip from , and check out other Curtis comics by Ray Billingsley.

Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin, deriving from the Old French curteis (Modern French courtois) which was in turn derived from Latin cohors.