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In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between with and because

is that with is (obsolete) as nourishment, more recently replaced by on while because is (obsolete) so that, in order that.

As prepositions the difference between with and because

is that with is against while because is .

As adverbs the difference between with and because

is that with is (midwestern us) along, together with others/group etc while because is (archaic) for the reason (that ).

As a noun with

is .

As a conjunction because is

by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

with

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) with, from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete) * (obsolete contraction) * (abbreviation) *

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • Against.
  • * 1621 , , The Proceedings of the English Colony in Virginia [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/john_smith.html]
  • Many hatchets, knives, & pieces of iron, & brass, we see, which they reported to have from the Sasquesahanocks a mighty people, and mortal enemies with the Massawomecks.
  • In the company of; alongside, along side of; close to; near to.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or
  • In addition to; as an accessory to.
  • .
  • * 1590 , Sir (Philip Sidney), (w, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia) ,
  • With that she told me that though she spake of her father, whom she named Chremes, she would hide no truth from me: ...
  • * 1697 , (Virgil), (John Dryden) (translator), '', in ''The Works of Virgil ,
  • With this he pointed to his face, and show'd
    His hand and all his habit smear'd with blood.
  • * 1861 , (Alexander Pope), The Rev. George Gilfillan (editor) The Fourth Pastoral, or Daphne'', in '' The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ,
  • See where, on earth, the flowery glories lie,
    With' her they flourish'd, and ' with her they die.
  • * 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2
  • With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hobhouse Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author=(Oliver Burkeman)
  • , volume=189, issue=2, page=48, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= The tao of tech , passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing",
  • In support of.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=72-3, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= 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.}}
  • (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
  • * 1300s? , Political, Religious and Love Poems , “An A B C Poem on the Passion of Christ”, ed. (Frederick James Furnivall), 1866
  • Al þus with iewys I am dyth, I seme a wyrm to manus syth.
  • * , 266
  • Ysiphile, betrayed with Jasoun, / Maketh of your trouthe neyther boost ne soun;
  • * , V-ii
  • He was torn to / pieces with a bear:
  • * 1669 , (Nathaniel Morton), New England’s Memorial
  • He was sick and lame of the scurvy, so as he could but lie in the cabin-door, and give direction, and, it should seem, was badly assisted either with mate or mariners
  • Using as an instrument; by means of.
  • * 1430? , “The Love of Jesus” in Hymns to the Virgin and Christ , ed. (Frederick James Furnivall), 1867, p.26
  • Þirle my soule with þi spere anoon,
  • * 1619 , (Francis Beaumont) and (John Fletcher), A King and no King , Act IV
  • you have paid me equal, Heavens, / And sent my own rod to correct me with
  • * 1620 , (William Bradford). Of Plymouth Plantation [http://narcissus.umd.edu:8080/eada/html/display.jsp?docs=bradford_history.xml&action=show]
  • They had cut of his head upon the cudy of his boat had not the man reskued him with a sword,
  • * 1677 , (w), The plain-dealer , Prologue
  • And keep each other company in spite, / As rivals in your common mistress, fame, / And with faint praises one another damn;
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.}}
  • (obsolete) As nourishment, more recently replaced by on.
  • * , IV-iii
  • I am fain to dine and sup with water and bran.
  • Having, owning.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.}}
    Derived terms
    * withness * with it
    Synonyms
    * * (medicine)
    Antonyms
    * without

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (Midwestern US) along, together with others/group etc.
  • Do you want to come with?

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * King James Bible
  • And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

    Statistics

    *

    because

    English

    Alternative forms

    * 'cause, cos, cuz, coz, 'cos, 'cuz, 'coz,

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (archaic) For the reason (that ).
  • * 1611 , Authorized King James Version of Genesis 2:3:
  • 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.
  • On account (of''), for sake (''of ).
  • I ruined my life because of you!
  • Derived terms

    * because of * just because

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katrina G. Claw
  • , title= 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.}}
  • * , chapter=17
  • , title= 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.}}
  • As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
  • (obsolete) So that, in order that.
  • *, II.3.2:
  • 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)
  • * 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 :
  • Linguists are recognizing the delightful evolution of the word "because."
    Let's start with the dull stuff, because pragmatism.
  • * 2013 December 6, (Donald Glover) ((Childish Gambino)), (Because the Internet)
  • Derived terms

    * because reasons

    Statistics

    *

    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 words