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(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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* William Shakespeare, Henry VIII
As an adverb because
is for the reason (that).As a conjunction because
is by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.As a preposition because
is on account of, because of.As a verb considering is
present participle of lang=en.As a noun considering is
consideration.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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The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“Perhaps it is because I have been excommunicated. It's absurd, but I feel like the Jackdaw of Rheims.” ¶ She winced and bowed her head. Each time that he spoke flippantly of the Church he caused her pain.}}
- 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.
Derived terms
* because reasonsStatistics
*References
* Glossa'', volume 17 (1997), page 175: cf. Emonds 1976:175 on the analysis of Modern English ''because as a preposition introducing a clause 200 English basic wordsconsidering
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- This respite shook / The bosom of my conscience, enter'd me, / Yea, with a splitting power, and made to tremble / The region of my breast; which forced such way, / That many mazed considerings did throng / And press'd in with this caution.