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Definitions for Because
bɪˈkɔz, -ˈkɒz, -ˈkʌzbe·cause

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Wiktionary

  1. becauseadverb

    For the reason (that).

  2. becauseadverb

    On account (of), for sake (of).

    I ruined my life because of you!

  3. becauseconjunction

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

    I hid myself because I was afraid.

  4. becauseconjunction

    As known because; as inferred because; as determined because.

  5. becauseconjunction

    So that, in order that.

  6. Etymology: From bi cause = bi + cause, modelled on par cause

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Becauseconjunct.

    Etymology: from by and cause.

    How great soever the sins of any person are, Christ died for him, because he died for all; and he died for those sins, because he died for all sins; only he must reform. Henry Hammond, Fundam.

    Men do not so generally agree in the sense of these as of the other, because the interests, and lusts, and passions of men, are more concerned in the one than the other. John Tillotson, Preface.

    Infancy demands aliment, such as lengthens fibres without breaking, because of the state of accretion. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

Wikipedia

  1. Because

    Because is a song by Greek singer Demis Roussos. It was released as a single in 1977. The song was part of the 1977 Demis Roussos album The Demis Roussos Magic.

ChatGPT

  1. because

    "Because" is a conjunction used to show cause or reason. It introduces a clause that explains why something happened or why someone holds a certain opinion or belief.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Because

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

  2. Because

    in order that; that

Wikidata

  1. Because

    "Because" is a song written by John Lennon and recorded by the Beatles in 1969. It features a prominent three-part vocal harmony by Lennon, McCartney and George Harrison, overdubbed twice to make nine voices in all. It first appeared on Abbey Road, immediately preceding the extended medley on side two of the record.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Because

    be-kawz′, adv. and conj. because of: for the reason that: on account of: for (followed by of). [Prep. by, and Cause.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Because in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Because in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Because in a Sentence

  1. Hillary Clinton:

    I know something about this because, as people remember, President Obama and I ran a really tough race for the entire primary season [in 2008] and he ended up with more delegates and I withdrew, I endorsed him and then I got to work, so, I’m hoping that the same thing will happen this time.

  2. Saana Lampinen:

    For us it's a game changer and I am relieved because I know all my employees are safe for months now.

  3. Rodrigo Duterte:

    It is a neverending war...( When I came to power) I expected everybody was working well, i did not know when I arrived, when I got to look into the records of drug cases, then I realized that I was fighting against my own government, because of the police, the customs, and everyone else were dipping their dirty fingers into it.

  4. Ollie Jay:

    People often perish in heat waves not because they had a critically high body temperature but because the elevated heart rate that arose from the heat stress exposed some underlying cardiovascular problem, which results in some kind of cardiac event.

  5. Emma Stone:

    It's rampant in Hollywood and it's definitely been that way for a long time, both culturally and in movies, when I did 'Magic In the Moonlight,' Colin Firth and I talked about the gap which was huge, absolutely, because he was born the same year as my dad.

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