because

because is on the Basic English 850 List.

beautiful - because - bed

because is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

beauty - because - become

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bɪˈkɒz/ or /bɪˈkəz/, SAMPA: /bI"kQz/ or /bI"k@z/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /bɪˈkəz/ or /bɪˈkɔz/ or /bɪˈkʌz/, SAMPA: /bI"k@z/ or /bI"kOz/ or /bɪ"kVz/

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Preposition

Preposition because

1. You use because to show the reason for something.

   I bought the book because I wanted to read it.

   We have to raise our prices because of rising costs.

   There's no class because it's Sunday.

Synonyms

• for
• as
• since
• now

Related words

• by
• cause