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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Because \Be*cause"\, conj. [OE. bycause; by + cause.]
     1. By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the
        reason that. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. In order that; that. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And the multitude rebuked them because they should
              hold their peace.                     --Matt. xx.
                                                    31.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Because of, by reason of, on account of. [Prep. phrase.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon
              the children of disobedience.         --Eph. v. 6.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Because, For, Since, As, Inasmuch As.
  
     Usage: These particles are used, in certain connections, to
            assign the reason of a thing, or that ``on account
            of'' which it is or takes place. Because (by cause) is
            the strongest and most emphatic; as, I hid myself
            because I was afraid. For is not quite so strong; as,
            in Shakespeare, ``I hate him, for he is a Christian.''
            Since is less formal and more incidental than because;
            as, I will do it since you request me. It more
            commonly begins a sentence; as, Since your decision is
            made, I will say no more. As is still more incidental
            than since, and points to some existing fact by way of
            assigning a reason. Thus we say, as I knew him to be
            out of town, I did not call. Inasmuch as seems to
            carry with it a kind of qualification which does not
            belong to the rest. Thus, if we say, I am ready to
            accept your proposal, inasmuch as I believe it is the
            best you can offer, we mean, it is only with this
            understanding that we can accept it.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Because \Be*cause"\, conj. [OE. bycause; by + cause.]
     1. By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the
        reason that. --Milton.
  
     2. In order that; that. [Obs.]
  
              And the multitude rebuked them because they should
              hold their peace.                     --Matt. xx.
                                                    31.
  
     Because of, by reason of, on account of. [Prep. phrase.]
  
              Because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon
              the children of disobedience.         --Eph. v. 6.
  
     Syn: Because, For, Since, As, Inasmuch As.
  
     Usage: These particles are used, in certain connections, to
            assign the reason of a thing, or that ``on account
            of'' which it is or takes place. Because (by cause) is
            the strongest and most emphatic; as, I hid myself
            because I was afraid. For is not quite so strong; as,
            in Shakespeare, ``I hate him, for he is a Christian.''
            Since is less formal and more incidental than because;
            as, I will do it since you request me. It more
            commonly begins a sentence; as, Since your decision is
            made, I will say no more. As is still more incidental
            than since, and points to some existing fact by way of
            assigning a reason. Thus we say, as I knew him to be
            out of town, I did not call. Inasmuch as seems to
            carry with it a kind of qualification which does not
            belong to the rest. Thus, if we say, I am ready to
            accept your proposal, inasmuch as I believe it is the
            best you can offer, we mean, it is only with this
            understanding that we can accept it.

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  because
     Αγγλικά conj.
     επειδή, γιατί, διότι, λόγω, για, ως αιτιολογικός σύνδεσμος που
  αναφέρεται στο λόγο την αιτία ή το σκοπό μιας πράξης

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  because
     French prep.
     (lb fr colloquial) (synonym of fr à cause de t=because of)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  because
     adv.
     1 For the reason (qualifier: that).
     2 On account (qualifier: of), for sake (qualifier: of).
     3 (lb en by ellipsis) (non-gloss definition: Used alone to refuse to
  provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually
  taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "'''Because''' I
  said so".)
     conj.
     By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
     prep.
     (lb en colloquial internet slang) on account of, because of. (from
  20th c. or before)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  because
     French prep.
     (lb fr colloquial) (synonym of fr à cause de t=because of)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  because
     French prep.
     (lb fr colloquial) (synonym of fr à cause de t=because of)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  because
     Englanti conj.
     (aliskonj: k=en) koska

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  because
     Engelska conj.
     eftersom, därför att

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  because /bɪkˈɒz/
  1. aangesien, deurdat, omdat
  2. want

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  because /bɪkˈɒz/
  1. weens

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Because /bɪkˈɒz/
  لأنّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  because //biˈkɔz// //biˈkʌz// //bəˈkʌz// //bɪkəz// //bɪˈkeɪz// //bɪˈkɒz// //bɪˈkɔːz// 
  защото, поради
  on account

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  because //biˈkɔz// //biˈkʌz// //bəˈkʌz// //bɪkəz// //bɪˈkeɪz// //bɪˈkɒz// //bɪˈkɔːz// 
  защо́то, поне́же, тъй като́
  by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that