because

conjunction

/bɪˈkɔz/

Definition

› for the reason that: "Why did you throw it?" "Because Carlos told me to." We can’t go to Julia’s party because we’re going away that weekend. because of preposition › as a result of: The trip was canceled because of bad weather.

(Definition of because conjunction from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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beautiful adjective
beauty noun
beauty parlor noun
beaver noun
bebop noun
because conjunction
beckon verb
become of someone/something phrasal verb
become verb (BE)
become verb (SUIT)
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