because of

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because of

preposition

  1. On account of; due to, for the purpose of. Because of being tired, she left earlier than the rest.

    Similar: for sake of, by dint of, by reason of, due to, owing to, on account of, along of, because, because of, as a consequence of, out of consideration for, on the force of

Opposite: despite

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preposition

Opposite: despite

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prep on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of

Española causa de, por mor de, por causa de, a raíz de, en razón de, en razón a
한국어... 때문에 ... ttaemun-e
日本語...のせいで ... no sei de, のために
中文由於 /由于 yóuyú, 基於 /基于 jīyú, 為了 /为了 wèile
Kiswahilikwa ajili ya, kwa sababu ya
Portuguêspor causa de
Françaisà cause de, grâce à, en raison de
Deutschwegen, vor
Italianoa causa di, per via di
Ελληνικάλόγω lógo, εξαιτίας exaitías
Românădin cauza, din motive de, pentru
Русскийиз-за iz-za, всле́дствие vslédstvije, ра́ди rádi
Tiếng Việtbởi
العربيةبِسَبَب bisabab, بِحُكْم biḥukm, بِهَدَفّ bihadaff, بِفَضْل bifaḍl, عَنّ طَرِيق ʕann ṭarīq
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@misc{because_of_2026,
  title = {because of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/because%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}