due to

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due to

prep.

Because of.

Usage Note: Due to has been widely used for many years as a compound preposition like owing to, but some critics have insisted that due should be used only as an adjective. According to this view, it is incorrect to say The concert was canceled due to the rain, but acceptable to say The cancellation of the concert was due to the rain, where due continues to function as an adjective modifying cancellation. This seems a fine point, however, and since due to is widely used and understood, there seems little reason to avoid using it as a preposition.

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due to → نتيجة لـ vzhledem k på grund af aufgrund εξαίτιας debido a johtuen en raison de zbog a causa di ･･･のために ...때문에 vanwege på grunn av z powodu devido a вследствие på grund av เพราะ dolayı do 由于

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