because

because: [[t]bɪkɒ̱z, AM bɪkɔ͟ːz[/t]]
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1) CONJ-SUBORD You use because when stating the reason for something.

He is called Mitch, because his name is Mitchell...

Because it is an area of outstanding natural beauty, the number of boats available for hire on the river is limited...

Women are doing the job well. This is partly because women are increasingly moving into a man's world...

`Why didn't you tell me, Archie?' - `Because you might have casually mentioned it to somebody else.'

2) CONJ-SUBORD You use because when stating the explanation for a statement you have just made.

Maybe they just didn't want to ask too many questions, because they rented us a room without even asking to see our papers...

The President has played a shrewd diplomatic game because from the outset he called for direct talks with the United States...

I had a sense of déjà vu because I could recognise everything in London.

3) PHR-PREP If an event or situation occurs because of something, that thing is the reason or cause.

Many families break up because of a lack of money...

Because of the law in Ireland, we had to work out a way of getting her over to Britain.

4) PHR-CONJ-SUBORD You use just because when you want to say that a particular situation should not necessarily make you come to a particular conclusion. [INFORMAL, SPOKEN]

Just because it has a good tune does not mean it is great music...

Just because something has always been done a certain way does not make it right.

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Synonyms:

For, since, as, for the cause that, for the reason that, on this account that, inasmuch as

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because — 1. because, as, since, for. Because is a conjunction that normally introduces a dependent clause and answers the question ‘why?’ (or, sometimes, ‘how?’). It can relate directly to the statement made, as in I came because I wanted to see you,… … Modern English usage
Because — Chanson par The Beatles extrait de l’album Abbey Road Sortie 26 septembre 1969 … Wikipédia en Français
Because — The Beatles Veröffentlichung 26. September 1969 Länge 2:45 Genre(s) Popsong Autor(en) Lennon/McCartney … Deutsch Wikipedia
because — ou bicause [ bikoz ] conj. et prép. • 1928; angl. because « parce que » ♦ Fam. Parce que; à cause de. « Dominique lui tint pendant quelque temps compagnie puis finit par l abandonner bicause l arrivée de nouveaux invités » (Queneau). ● because… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Because — Be*cause , conj. [OE. bycause; by + cause.] 1. By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. In order that; that. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And the multitude rebuked them because they should hold their … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Because of — Because Be*cause , conj. [OE. bycause; by + cause.] 1. By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. In order that; that. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And the multitude rebuked them because they should… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Because — is often used in connection with causality. The mathematical symbol for because is (∵) This is Unicode character U+2235.Artistic works entitled Because: * Because (Perry Como song) * Because (The Beatles song) * Because , a song by the Dave Clark … Wikipedia
because — because, for, since, as, inasmuch as are the chief causal conjunctions in English. Because assigns a cause or reason immediately and explicitly; as, I hid myself, because [=for the express reason that, or as caused to do so by the fact that] I… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Because — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Because» Canción de The Beatles Álbum Abbey Road Publicación 26 de septiembre de 1969 … Wikipedia Español
because — ► CONJUNCTION ▪ for the reason that; since. ● because of Cf. ↑because of USAGE On starting a sentence with because, see the note at AND(Cf. ↑and). ORIGIN from the phrase by c … English terms dictionary
because of — (something) as a result of something. The flight was delayed because of bad weather … New idioms dictionary

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