Behold vs Because - What's the difference?
behold | because |
To see, or to look at.
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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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, title= As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
(obsolete) So that, in order that.
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* 2012' October 20, "D.F. Manno" (username), ''GOP deadbeat dad: No abortion exceptions '''because SCIENCE!'', in alt.fan.cecil-adams, ''Usenet
* 2013' November 19, Megan Garber, ''English Has a New Preposition, '''Because Internet :
* 2013 December 6, (Donald Glover) ((Childish Gambino)), (Because the Internet)
As a verb behold
is to see, or to look at.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.behold
English
Verb
Usage notes
Rarely used in informal speech. The past participle beholden now has a meaning detached from the other forms of the word.Synonyms
* get a load ofDerived terms
* beholder ** eye of the beholderReferences
* * English irregular verbs ----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
(English Conjunctions)Katrina G. Claw
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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.