Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - because
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Because
because
~ conjunction 1 for the reason that (I do it because I like it. | She got the job because she was the best candidate. | "Why can't I go?" "Because you're too young.") 2 because of as a result of a particular thing or of someone's actions (He had to retire because of ill health. | Sandy's very upset and it's all because of you. (=your fault)) (- see owing) 3 just because... spoken used to say that although one thing is true, it does not mean that something else is true (Just because I'm married doesn't mean that I don't want to see my old friends anymore. | David seems to think that just because he's our boss he can talk to us any way he wants.)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use because when stating the reason for something. He is called Mitch, because his name is Mitchell... Because it is an area of outstanding natural beauty, you can’t build on it... ‘Why didn’t you tell me, Archie?’—‘Because you might have casually mentioned it to somebody else.’ CONJ 2. You use because when stating the explanation for a statement you have just made. Maybe they just didn’t want to ask too many questions, because they rented us a room without even asking to see our papers... The President has played a shrewd diplomatic game because from the outset he called for direct talks with the United States... CONJ 3. If an event or situation occurs because of something, that thing is the reason or cause. Many families break up because of a lack of money... Because of the law in Ireland, we had to work out a way of getting her over to Britain. PREP-PHRASE 4. You use just because when you want to say that a particular situation should not necessarily make you come to a particular conclusion. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN) Just because something has always been done a certain way does not make it right. PHRASE ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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conjunction Etymology: Middle English ~ that, ~, from by cause that Date: 14th century 1. for the reason that ; since rested ~ he was tired 2. the fact that ; that the reason I haven't been fired is ~ my boss hasn't got round to it yet — E. B. White ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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conj. for the reason that; since. Phrases and idioms because of on account of; by reason of. Etymology: ME f. BY prep. + CAUSE, after OF par cause de by reason of ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. потому что, так как we stayed at home because it rained —- мы остались дома, так как шел дождь the boy was crying because he was hungry —- мальчик плакал, потому что хотел есть because he dashed off some sonnets he thinks himself a poet —- он настрочил несколько сонетов и теперь возомнил себя поэтом I was the more astonished because I had not expected it —- я тем более удивился, что не ожидал этого 2. диал. (для того) чтобы 3. в сочетаниях because of —- из-за, вследствие because of me —- из-за меня I said nothing because of the children being there —- я ничего не сказал, потому что там были дети because that, because why —- уст. потому что ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- c.1380, bi cause "by cause," modeled on Fr. par cause. Originally a phrase, often followed by a subordinate clause introduced by that or why. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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