because

be·cause  (b-kôz, -kz)

conj.

For the reason that; since.

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[Middle English; see because of.]

Usage Note: A traditional rule holds that the construction the reason is because is redundant, and should be avoided in favor of the reason is that. The usage is well established, however, and can be justified by analogy to constructions such as His purpose in calling her was so that she would be forewarned of the change in schedule or The last time I saw her was when she was leaving for college. All three constructions are somewhat less than graceful, however. · A favorite rule of schoolteachers (but curiously absent from the tradition of usage commentary) is that a sentence must not begin with because. Sometimes, however, because is perfectly appropriate as the opening word of a sentence, as in the beginning of one of Emily Dickinson's best-known poems: "Because I could not stop for Death/He kindly stopped for me." In fact, sentences beginning with because are quite common in written English. · Another rule states that one should not use a clause beginning with because as the subject of a sentence, as in Just because he thinks it a good idea doesn't mean it's a good idea. This construction is perfectly acceptable, but it carries a colloquial flavor and may best be reserved for informal situations. See Usage Note at as¹.

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because [bɪˈkɒz -ˈkəz]

conj

1. (subordinating) on account of the fact that; on account of being; since because it's so cold we'll go home

because of (preposition) on account of I lost my job because of her

[C14 bi cause, from bi by + cause]

Usage: See at reason

Thesaurus

because

conjunction since, as, in that, seeing as, BK (S.M.S.) They could not obey the command because they had no ammunition.

because of as a result of, on account of, by reason of, thanks to, owing to He failed because of a lack of money

Usage: The phrase on account of can provide a useful alternative to because of in writing. It occurs relatively infrequently in spoken language, where it is sometimes followed by a clause, as in on account of I don't do drugs. However, this use is considered nonstandard.

Translations

because [bɪˈkɒz]

A. CONJ → porque
I came because you asked me to → vine porque me lo pediste
because he was ill he couldn't go → no pudo ir por estar enfermo
just because he has two cars he thinks he's somebody → sólo porque tiene dos coches se cree todo un personaje

B. because of PREP → por
I did it because of you → lo hice por ti
many families break up because of a lack of money → muchas familias se deshacen por or debido a la falta de dinero

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because [bɪˈkəz bɪˈkɒz]

conj → parce que
I did it because → Je l'ai fait parce que ...

because of prep → à cause de, en raison de
because of the weather → à cause du temps
all because of
It's all because of him! → Tout est de sa faute!

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because

conj → weil; (= since also) → da; it was the more surprising because we were not expecting it → es war umso überraschender, als wir es nicht erwartet hatten; if I did it, it was because it had to be done → ich habe es nur getan, weil es getan werden musste; why did you do it? — just because (inf) → warum or weshalb hast du das getan? — darum or deshalb

prep because of → wegen (+gen or (inf) +dat); I only did it because of you → ich habe es nur deinetwegen/Ihretwegen getan

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because [bɪˈkɒz] conj (gen) → perché
all the more surprising because → ancora più sorprendente dal momento che or poiché
because of → a causa di

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because [bɪˈkɒz] conj (gen) → perché
all the more surprising because → ancora più sorprendente dal momento che or poiché
because of → a causa di

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because

conj because [biˈkoz]

for the reason that I can't go because I am ill. omdat بِسَبَب، لأِن защото protože fordi; idet, da weil επειδή porque sellepärast et زیرا؛ به دلیل اینکه koska parce que כִּי, מִכֵיווָן ש- क्योंकि zbog, jer mert karena vegna þess að, sökum perché なぜならば 왜냐하면 kadangi tāpēc ka; tā kā kerana omdat fordi, ettersom ponieważ porque pentru că потому что; так как pretože ker jer emedan, därför att เพราะว่า çünkü, için 因為 тому що; бо کیونکہ ، چونکہ bởi vì 因为

because of

on account of I can't walk because of my broken leg. as gevolg van بِسَبَب، نَظَرا لِ заради kvůli, pro på grund af wegen εξαιτίας a causa de, debido a tõttu به خاطر؛ به واسطۀ johdosta à cause de בִגְלַל के चलते zbog miatt akibat af því að a causa di ～のせいで ~때문에, ~의 이유로 dėl dēļ disebabkan wegens på grunn av z powodu por causa de din cauza из-за pre zaradi zbog på grund av เนื่องจาก yüzünden, ...-den/dan dolayı 由於 через, з-за کی وجہ سے là vì 由于

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because → لأن protože fordi weil επειδή porque koska parce que jer perché ･･･だから ...때문에 omdat fordi ponieważ porque потому что eftersom เพราะว่า çünkü vì 因为