because of

bɪˈkəz əv

Definition

Definition of because of - Reverso English Dictionary

Preposition

causeas a result of something

She was late because of the traffic.

due to

owing to

Conjunction

reasoningintroduces a reason for an action or event

She stayed home because of the storm.

as a result of

due to

owing to

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Expressions with because of

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because of this

prep.

showing the cause of an action or situation

She was late because of this traffic jam.

Terms with because of included in their meaning

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be bored

lack of interest

feel uninterested because of lack of stimulation or activity

be tired

medical

feel a need to rest because of fatigue

shout

raise voice

use a loud voice because of strong feeling or distance

have lost one's voice

medical

be unable or almost unable to speak because of illness or strain

for

prep.

reasons

because of a reason or cause

frustrated

adj.

emotionally affected

feeling annoyed and upset because of inability to change or achieve something

all thanks to

adv.

cause or reason

because of someone or something good happening

all the better

exp.

improvement

even more good because of that fact

Examples of because of in a sentence

He missed the meeting because of a family emergency.
The match was canceled because of the rain.
He was late because of traffic congestion.

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French:à cause de, ...
German:wegen, ...
Italian:per, ...
Spanish:por, ...
Portuguese:por causa de, ...
Chinese:因为, ...
Japanese:のために, ...
Arabic:بِسَبَب, بسبب, ...
Hebrew:בִּגְלַל, מִפְּנֵי, ...
Russian:из-за, ...
Ukrainian:через, ...
Hindi:के कारण, ...
Bengali:কারণে, ...
Catalan:a causa de, per, ...
Czech:kvůli, protože, ...
Danish:på grund af, ...
Dutch:door, vanwege, ...
Greek:εξαιτίας, ...
Hungarian:miatt, ...
Khmer:ដោយសារ, ដោយសារតែ, ...
Korean:때문에, ...
Persian:به خاطر, چون, ...
Polish:z powodu, ...
Portuguese (BR):por causa de, ...
Romanian:din cauza, ...
Swedish:på grund av, ...
Thai:เพราะ, ด้วยเหตุที่, ...
Turkish:yüzünden, nedeniyle, ...
Vietnamese:vì, ...

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