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because
[bih-kawz, -koz, -kuhz]
conjunction
for the reason that; due to the fact that.
The boy was absent because he was ill.
preposition
Informal.Ìý(used directly before a noun, adjective, verb, interjection, etc., to convey a very concise rationale, excuse, or explanation).
We’re a little like monkeys because evolution.
He doesn’t practice enough: because lazy.
I love doughnuts because yum!
because
/ -ˈkəz, bɪˈkɒz /
conjunction
(subordinating) on account of the fact that; on account of being; since
because it's so cold we'll go home
(preposition) on account of
I lost my job because of her
Usage
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of because1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of because1
Idioms and Phrases
because of, by reason of; due to.
Schools were closed because of heavy snowfall.
Example Sentences
In casting her mind back to Quintana’s early life, Didion is at times comically disingenuous: She recalls “never ever†feeling guilty about working; rather, she says, the guilt was about “not engaging, not being there emotionally†— which she couldn’t be, because working “was the way I found to not be there emotionally.â€
Iran has already retaliated by launching from its arsenal of 150,000 ballistic missiles, like they had last year, but they are not very accurate because they do not have updated GPS technology.
Khamenei’s statement shows that he understands this, because it is my opinion very tempered.
Now, they must try and save their people, because the alternative is being destroyed by the United States and Israel.
But, 90 percent of the people I’ve spoken to are afraid of the war because there are so many wars in the Middle East, like in Syria, Afghanistan, and Palestine, and they are afraid their people will also begin to experience the same pain and loss in their country.
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When To Use
The word because is hard to spell since the -cause part of the word is pronounced [ koz ] or [ kuhz ]. How to spell because: The word cause means "reason or motive". To remember how to spell because, ask yourself, "What could be the cause of that?" Add be to the beginning of cause and you have because.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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