because
/bɪˈkɒz/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 6.03 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
conj
As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
adv
On account, for sake [with of].
Example Sentences
- "I hid myself because I was afraid."
- "I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West."
- "In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual."
- "“Perhaps it is because I have been excommunicated. It's absurd, but I feel like the Jackdaw of Rheims.” ¶ She winced and bowed her head. Each time that he spoke flippantly of the Church he caused her pain."
- "It must be broken, because I pressed the button and nothing happened."
- "I don't think he is a nice person, because he yells at people for no reason."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bi Proto-West Germanic *bī Old English bī Middle English by Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causabor. Old French causebor. Middle English cause Middle English bi cause English because From Middle English bi cause, from bi (“by”) + cause, modelled on Old French par cause.