Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Internet, colloquial)On account of, because of.

    He rejected me because revenge, I guess.

    It doesn't work because reasons.

Examples

7896 sentences

  1. Tom is here because of me.

    Том тут через мене.

    ruТом здесь из-за меня.

    deTom ist wegen mir hier.

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  2. Tom is here because of you.

    Том тут через тебе.

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  3. We can't sleep because of the noise.

    Ми не можемо спати через шум.

    ruМы не можем спать из-за шума.

    deWir können wegen des Lärms nicht schlafen.

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  4. I don't know because I wasn't there.

    Я не знаю, бо мене там не було.

    ruЯ не знаю, потому что я не был там.

    deIch weiß das nicht, weil ich nicht da war.

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  5. We were late because of the storm.

    Ми спізнилися через зливу.

    ruМы опоздали из-за шторма.

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Origin

From Middle English bi cause, from bi (“by”) + cause, modelled on Old French par cause.

From Middle English bi cause, from bi (“by”) + cause, modelled on Old French par cause.

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Forms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedbecause reasons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • because of the
  • did that because
  • was late because
  • because everyone else
  • because everybody else
  • canceled because of
  • late because of
  • was canceled because
  • late because
  • is absent because
  • from school because
  • go out because

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beautyA2beaverB1beckbeckon
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