'cause

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See also: cause and causé

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English cause; aphetic form of because; first used in the 15th century.

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'cause

  1. (colloquial) Aphetic form of because.
    • 1622 (first performance), Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, The Changeling: [], London: [] [Thomas Newcombe] for Humphrey Moseley, [], published 1653, →OCLC, Act V, signature H2, verso:
      I'me forc'd to love thee now,
      'Cause thou provid'st so carefully for my honor
    • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
      [] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there’ll be trouble. It’s bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that ’cause I’m paid for it. []
    • 2018, “Quintessential Deckerstar”, in Lucifer:
      D.B. Woodside as Amenadiel: "Something Charlotte said made me think. Maybe celestial beings and humans, Luci maybe they aren't that different."
      Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar: "What, are we talking in bed? 'Cause we know all know my skills are preternatural. But I suppose you on the other hand..."

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Conjunction

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'cause

  1. Aphetic form of acause (because).

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