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because

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

Example Sentences

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"We're not introducing - because that's not the Isle of Man tax tradition - capital gains tax and wealth taxes," he said.

From BBC

I suggest it’s because as much as you have your own worldview, you love your children unconditionally.

From MarketWatch

She said that caused more collective trauma in the city, because the web of people personally connected to it was larger.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tool, trained on data sets of Indian case law and fluent in Indian languages, is recording witness depositions and producing hearing records in thousands of courts, a painful chore often thrust upon lower-court judges because of a lack of stenographers and other clerical staff.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because of the challenges of conducting research in Antarctica, the exposure experiment lasted only 10 days.

From Science Daily

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.