Definitions

because

[bih-kawz, -koz, -kuhz] / bɪˈkɔz, -ˈkɒz, -ˈkʌz /

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All (2) Conjunction (1) Preposition (1)

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on account of conj.
on account of prep.

CONJUNCTION

on account of

Synonyms

WEAK

as as a result of as long as as things go being by cause of by reason of by virtue of considering due to for for the reason that for the sake of in as much as in behalf of in that in the interest of in view of now that on the grounds that over owing to seeing since thanks to through whereas

PREPOSITION

on account of

Synonyms

WEAK

as being by cause of by reason of by virtue of considering due to for for the reason that for the sake of in as much as in behalf of in that in the interest of in view of now that on the grounds that over owing to seeing since thanks to through whereas

Usage

What are other ways to say because? The conjunction because introduces a direct reason for an occurrence or action: I was sleeping because I was tired. As and since are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. The reason, proof, or justification introduced by for is like an afterthought or a parenthetical statement: I was famished, for I had not eaten all day. The more formal inasmuch as implies concession; the main statement is true in view of the circumstances introduced by this conjunction: Inasmuch as I was tired, it seemed best to sleep.

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because

In April, Kushner wrote on social media that Iger “leads with boldness and conviction because he knows what he is building and why.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Observers were able to identify the younger eagle because it was banded by the Orange County Water District in April 2022 in the Prado Basin, some 70 miles from Big Bear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

"The world has to talk to the Taliban in a different way because it's just not working," says Najia.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“I figured we better come now, because you just don’t know,” Jamie Aframe said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

It can’t be put inside a knapsack because a knapsack would most certainly be searched.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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