because
Meanings
Conj
- By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
- As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
- So that, in order that.
Adv
- On account, for sake [with of].
- For the reason [with that].
Intj
- Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".
Prep
- On account of, because of.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English bi cause, from bi (“by”) + cause, modelled on Old French par cause.
Synonyms
as, as long as, because, being, being as, being that, due to the fact that, for, for sake, for that, forasmuch as, forthy, forwhy, given that, in regard, in that, inasmuch as, now that, on account of, seeing that, since, sith, sithence, therefore, when, ∵
Antonyms
even though
Scrabble Score: 11
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