because
/bɪˈkɒz/
Dictionary
adverb
- For the reason (that).
- On account (of), for sake (of).
"My life is ruined because of you!"
- (by ellipsis) Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".
preposition
- On account of, because of.
conjunction
- By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
"I hid myself because I was afraid."
- As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
"I don't think he is a nice person, because he yells at people for no reason."
- So that, in order that.
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