because
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conjunction \bi-ˈkȯz, -ˈkəz, -ˈkȯs, bē-\Definition of BECAUSE
1
: for the reason that : since <rested because he was tired>
2
: the fact that : that <the reason I haven't been fired is because my boss hasn't got round to it yet — E. B. White>
See Examples of BECAUSE
- I ran because I was afraid.
- “Why did you do it?” “Because she told me to.”
Origin of BECAUSE
Middle English because that, because, from by cause that
First Known Use: 14th century
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- Synonyms
- as, as long as, since, being (as or as how or that) [chiefly dialect], 'cause, considering, for, inasmuch as, now, seeing, whereas
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