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'cause

conjunction
\ ˈkȯz , ˈkəz \

Definition of 'cause 

: because

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as, as long as, because, considering, for, inasmuch as, now, seeing, since, whereas

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Examples of 'cause in a Sentence

he left 'cause I told him to bug off

First Known Use of 'cause

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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