owing to

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owing to

prep.

Because of; on account of: I couldn't attend, owing to illness.

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owing to

preposition because of, thanks to, as a result of, on account of, by reason of He was out of work owing to a physical injury.

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owing to prep → a causa di
owing to the bad weather → a causa del maltempo

owing to → بسبب kvůli grundet wegen λόγω debido a vuoksi en raison de zbog a causa di ･･･のおかげで … 때문에 wegens på grunn av z powodu devido a вследствие på grund av เนื่องจาก sayesinde nhờ có 由于

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