because

/bɪˈkɔz/

conjunctionprepositionbe · cause

Think: “be + cause” — you *be* happy *because* you have a *cause* (a reason).

Yes, it's because. Remember it’s **be + cause** (not *becuase*): the **au** stays together in the second syllable.

Definitions

  1. conjunctionFor the reason that; since.
  2. prepositionBecause of; due to (followed by a noun or noun phrase).

Examples

  • I stayed inside because it was raining.
  • Because of the traffic, we arrived late.
  • She smiled because she knew the answer.

Synonyms

sinceasgiven thatseeing thatdue to

Translations

ES porquePT porqueFR parce que

Common misspellings

becasebecausbecosebecuasebecousebeacusebecauebecaause

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