because
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English bi cause = bi (“by”) + cause, modelled on Old French par cause
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[edit] Adverb
because (not comparable)
- (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.
- 1611, Authorized King James Version of Genesis 2:3:
- On account (of), for sake (of).
- I ruined my life because of you!
- Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", often taken as an ellipsis of "Because I said so".
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on account
[edit] Conjunction
because
- By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
- I hid myself because I was afraid.
- As known because; as inferred because; as determined because.
- It must be broken, because I pressed the button and nothing happened.
- He's not a nice guy, because he yells at people for no reason.
- (obsolete) So that, in order that. [15th-17th c.]
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.2:
- Simon […] set the house on fire where he was born, because nobody should point at it.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.2:
[edit] Synonyms
- (for the reason that): therefore, since, for, for that, forthy, for sake, forwhy, as, inasmuch as, ∵ (mathematics symbol)
[edit] Translations
by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
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