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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. Arta Bakshandeh:

    I think the most frustrating thing for patients with SLE is the need to avoid sunlight, several patients have expressed to me their sadness because they no longer go hiking or go out to the beach because the sunlight triggers their lupus.

  2. Kelly Moore:

    Right now, we just don't have the data to know how well the vaccines will work in these folks, and so we're going to need to be cautious at first because we know they are by far the most vulnerable to severe illness and death from Covid. We're going to play it really carefully until we know for sure that these vaccines will really be effective at protecting them, as we learn more and we see if the vaccine works really well in these groups, then certainly my hope is that we can help these folks reconnect with their families because they need each other.

  3. Doug Spencer:

    If we look around the country and see a huge exodus of election officials because they are tired of being yelled at by the Big Lie supporters, what's going to happen to those empty seats ? if we have a thousand people of bad faith get into those offices, then we are kind of in trouble.

  4. Hakeem Jeffries:

    Historic criminal justice reform is now a reality because we have brought together a coalition of the unusual suspects, democrats and Republicans, the left and the right, progressives and conservatives, the ACLU and the Koch brothers, the House GOP and the Senate partnering with Jared Kushner, Donald Trump and the administration to strike a serious blow against the mass incarceration epidemic in the United States of America.

  5. Vadym Denysenko:

    For that reason, we have been forced to appeal to you, citizens of Russia, so that you can find those who were killed on our territory — and killed because he illegally crossed our border based on an illegal and despicable order by your president.

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