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because |
1 definition found 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