According vs Because - What's the difference?
according | because |
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
* 1604 , (William Shakespeare), Measure for Measure , V.i:
Consistently (as); in a corresponding manner (now generally expressing accordance with two or more alternatives).
* 1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.20:
In accordance, in a manner consistent (to) (something).
* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
(archaic) For the reason (that ).
* 1611 , Authorized King James Version of Genesis 2:3:
On account (of''), for sake (''of ).
By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
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(obsolete) So that, in order that.
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In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between according and because
is that according is (obsolete) accordingly; correspondingly while because is (obsolete) so that, in order that.As adverbs the difference between according and because
is that according is (obsolete) accordingly; correspondingly while because is (archaic) for the reason (that ).As a verb according
is .As an adjective according
is agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.As a conjunction because is
by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.As a preposition because is
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English
Verb
(head)- Mind and soul according well. -
Adjective
(en adjective)- This according voice of national wisdom.
Adverb
(en adverb)- That apprehends no further than this world, / And squarest thy life according .
- Ethical theories may be divided into two classes, according as they regard virtue as an end or a means.
- there was only a frightening silence, unenlivened even by the invidious enquiries of former years, which culminated, according to its stern nature, in a still more frightening old woman, a figure awaiting her on the very doorstep.
Derived terms
* according to * according asStatistics
*because
English
Alternative forms
* 'cause, cos, cuz, coz, 'cos, 'cuz, 'coz,Adverb
(-)- And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
- I ruined my life because of you!
Derived terms
* because of * just becauseConjunction
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- Simonset the house on fire where he was born, because nobody should point at it.
Synonyms
* (for the reason that) therefore, since, for, for that, forthy, for sake, forwhy, as, inasmuch as, (mathematics symbol)Preposition
(English prepositions)- Linguists are recognizing the delightful evolution of the word "because."
- Let's start with the dull stuff, because pragmatism.
