From vs Because - What's the difference?
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With the source or provenance of or at.
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, title= With the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at.
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With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.
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, title= (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 prepositions the difference between from and because
is that from is with the source or provenance of or at while because is .As an adverb because is
(archaic) for the reason (that ).As a conjunction because is
by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.from
English
Preposition
(English prepositions)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,
A punch in the gut, passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}
Katrina G. Claw
Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.}}
Synonyms
* (with the source or provenance of or at) out ofStatistics
*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
Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.}}
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.