what with

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what with

preposition

idiomatic, informal Owing to; because of; as a result of (used typically to introduce several causes of something) She was sleeping very badly these days, what with the new baby and all the activity surrounding him.

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prep owing to

Português	por conta de
العربية	حَيْث ḥayṯ, لِأَن liʔan, بِسَبَب bi-sabab

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@misc{what_with_2026,
  title = {what with},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/what%20with},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}