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I Conjunction Bɪˈkəz Bɪˈkɒz Told Complain People Satisfied

Word3 because
WordType (conjunction)
Phonetic /bɪˈkəz/ /bɪˈkɒz/
Example
  • i did it because he told me to.
  • just because i don't complain, people think i'm satisfied.
  • because it was so late, he found it unacceptable to send them all away.
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because

(conjunction)/bɪˈkəz/ /bɪˈkɒz/
  1. for the reason that
    • I did it because he told me to.
    • Just because I don't complain, people think I'm satisfied.
    • Because it was so late, he found it unacceptable to send them all away.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from the phrase by cause, influenced by Old French par cause de ‘by reason of’.
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