because
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1.0
To give a short reason without more details
- interjection
- /bɪˈkɔz/
- Informal
:
porque sí
People that just do things because why not?
- People that just do things because why not?
- And it's just so not worth it because why?
- I say they are both the ship because.
- But at at what point, you know, because.
- If you're speaking about the generic term, yes, we did because.
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Examples
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... BECAUSE, in my above comment, I ACKNOWLEDGED that MAYBE Jesus was NOT "Divine!"
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BECAUSE, I THINK, I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE TWO OF YOU BREAK UP.
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BECAUSE, YVONNE, I LOVE YOU.
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BECAUSE, DARLING, I FOUND PARADISE, AND YOU TURNED IT INTO A SLUM.
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UM, BECAUSE...
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I didn't go to the party, because I was feeling unwell.
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She didn't finish her homework, because she had no time.
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He missed the bus, because he woke up late.
Synonyms
for some reason
vsbecause
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2.8
Nobody knows why something happened
gives a reason rather than saying the cause is unknown
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9.9
An informal word people use instead of because in speech or casual writing
is the brief abrupt reply that gives a reason without further explanation
Compounds
Surface Forms
because main
Etymology
Because used as a short answer comes from the same old by + cause idea. It simply points to the cause and stops, so it works as a quick, final reason.