why ever

Meaning

1. used in questions to mean'why', expressing surprise

   Why ever didn't you tell us before?

In the movies · 53

• Why ever not?Pride & Prejudice2005
• Well, why ever not?The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse2022
• I forgive you Mr. Maraczek, whatever happened, why ever it happened I don't care?She Loves Me2016
• Why ever wast thou lovely in my eyes?Much Ado About Nothing1993
• I don't get why you ever left Jackson.Hillbilly Elegy2020
• I don't know why I ever came back.Road House2024
• Why didn't we ever hear about this?Serenity2005
• - Why ever not? - It's too dangerous.The Prestige2006

Learn it in full scenes

• Much Ado About Nothing1993
  • Beatrice and Benedick's Merry War
  • Beatrice and Benedick Trade Insults
  • Benedick Scorns Hero and Marriage

From the same entry

• why not
• the whys and wherefores