because

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.On account, for sake [with of].

   • My life is ruined because of you!

Conj

Conjunction

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A word that links words, phrases, or clauses.

1. 1.By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

   • I hid myself because I was afraid.
   • “Perhaps it is because I have been excommunicated. It's absurd, but I feel like the Jackdaw of Rheims.” ¶ She winced and bowed her head. Each time that he spoke flippantly of the Church he caused her pain.
   • In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.

2. 2.As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.

   • It must be broken, because I pressed the button and nothing happened.
   • I don't think he is a nice person, because he yells at people for no reason.

Intj

Interjection

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A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

1. 1.Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".

Prep

Preposition

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A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

1. 1.On account of, because of.(colloquial)

   • He rejected me because revenge, I guess.
   • It doesn't work because reasons.

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