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–conjunction

1.	for the reason that; due to the fact that: The boy was absent because he was ill.

—Idiom

2.	because of, by reason of; due to: Schools were closed because of heavy snowfall.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME bi cause by cause

]

—Synonyms 1. Because, as, since, for, inasmuch as agree in implying a reason for an occurrence or action. Because introduces a direct reason: I was sleeping because I was tired. As and since are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. The reason, proof, or justification introduced by for is like an afterthought or a parenthetical statement: I was sleeping, for I was tired. Inasmuch as implies concession; the main statement is true in view of the circumstances introduced by this conjunction: Inasmuch as I was tired, it seemed best to sleep.

—Usage note 1. See reason.

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because of
prep. On account of; by reason of.

[Middle English bi cause of, by reason of : bi, by; see by¹ + cause, reason; see cause + of, of; see of.]

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because of

on account of
Example: I can't walk because of my broken leg.

Arabic:	بِسَبَب، نَظَرا لِ
Chinese (Simplified):	由于
Chinese (Traditional):	由於
Czech:	kvůli, pro
Danish:	på grund af
Dutch:	wegens
Estonian:	tõttu
Finnish:	jonkin takia
French:	à cause de
German:	wegen
Greek:	εξαιτίας
Hungarian:	miatt
Icelandic:	af því að
Indonesian:	akibat
Italian:	a causa di*

Japanese:	～のせいで
Latvian:	dēļ
Lithuanian:	dėl
Norwegian:	på grunn av
Polish:	z powodu
Portuguese (Brazil):	por causa de
Portuguese (Portugal):	por causa de
Romanian:	din cauza
Russian:	из-за
Slovak:	pre
Slovenian:	zaradi
Spanish:	a causa de, debido a
Swedish:	på grund av
Turkish:	yüzünden, …-den, *dan dolayı