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preposition (CAUSE) /ɪn/Definition
› [+ -ing verb] used to show when doing one thing is the cause of another thing happening: In refusing (= because she refused) to work abroad, she missed an excellent job opportunity. The government banned tobacco advertising and, in doing so (= because of this), contributed greatly to the nation's health.Causing things to happen in that formal › because: This research is important in that it confirms the link between aggression and alcohol.Connecting words which introduce a cause or reason
(Definition of in preposition (CAUSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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in preposition (AGE/TEMPERATURE)
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in preposition (BEFORE THE END)
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Synonyms and related words:
- at preposition (CAUSE)
- because conjunction
- because of preposition
- behalf noun
- cos conjunction
- courtesy noun
- fear noun
- for conjunction (BECAUSE)
- from preposition (CAUSE)
- in the light of sth idiom
- necessarily adverb
- on sb's account idiom
- order noun (PURPOSE)
- owing to preposition
- sake noun (REASON)
- since conjunction (BECAUSE)
- thanks to sb/sth idiom
- through preposition (RESULT)
- with a view to doing sth idiom
- with preposition (CAUSE)
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