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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.
            [1913 Webster] ||

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 of
     Αγγλικά prep.
     εξαιτίας

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

  because of
     prep.
     on account of; due to, for the purpose of

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

  because of
     prep.
     on account of; due to, for the purpose of

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

  because of
     prep.
     on account of; due to, for the purpose of

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

  because of
     prep.
     on account of; due to, for the purpose of

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

  because of
     Englanti prep.
     vuoksi, takia, tähden

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

  because of
     Engelska prep.
     på grund av

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

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/ 
  заради, поради
  on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/
  kvůli

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/
  vzhledem k

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/
  následkem

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/
  wegen ([+ gen]) 
        "because of the bad weather"  - wegen des schlechten Wetters, des schlechten Wetters wegen
        "It's all because of you!"  - Das verdanke ich dir/euch!
     Synonyms: due to, owing to, on account of
  
   see: for professional reasons
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/
  
  λόγω, εξ αιτίας

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/ 
  vuoksi, takia
  on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  because of /bikɔːzɔf/
  à cause de, de

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/
  iz, zbog

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/ 
  karena, lantaran
  on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/ 
  せい, ため
  on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/ 
  på grunn av, for, i kraft av, som følge av
  on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  because of /bikɔːzɔf/
  em troca de, pro causa de

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  because of /bikɔːzɔf/
  из‐за

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  because of /bɪkˈɒz ɒv/ 
  på grund av
  on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  因为

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     因为,由于

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