because

American  

[bih-kawz, -koz, -kuhz] / bɪˈkɔz, -ˈkɒz, -ˈkʌz /

conjunction

1. for the reason that; due to the fact that.

   The boy was absent because he was ill.

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preposition

1. Informal. (used directly before a noun, adjective, verb, interjection, etc., to convey a very concise rationale, excuse, or explanation).

   We’re a little like monkeys because evolution.

   He doesn’t practice enough: because lazy.

   I love doughnuts because yum!

idioms

1. because of, by reason of; due to.

   Schools were closed because of heavy snowfall.

because British  

/ -ˈkəz, bɪˈkɒz /

conjunction

1. (subordinating) on account of the fact that; on account of being; since

   because it's so cold we'll go home

2. (preposition) on account of

   I lost my job because of her

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Usage

See reason.

Etymology

Origin of because

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English bi cause; by ( def. ), cause ( def. )

Example Sentences

I had to contact Support because I couldn’t find the split tunneling feature in the macOS app’s settings.

From Salon

For licensing reasons, you have to be transparent about the origin of your image, because A.I. works are not copyright.

From Slate

The second line was that banning A.I. would just enforce our actual policies, because A.I. already tends to break rules.

From Slate

The reason I disagreed is that we already have policy exceptions—with paid editors, for example, who have to be much more restricted than volunteer editors in how they approach Wikipedia, because they can often break our policies about neutrality.

From Slate

I added in the guideline that we shouldn’t sanction an editor just because they start overusing some words or speaking in what’s “seen” as an A.I.-like tone.

From Slate