BECAUSE OF

Definition: BECAUSE OF

BECAUSE OF

1. 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Crosswords: BECAUSE OF

Because of that, they will never be as strong or as fast as you can be. (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

We are here because of the music, we inspire the music (Almost Famous; writing credit: Cameron Crowe)

And that's why she died, because of me. (The Shawshank Redemption; writing credit: Frank Darabont)

Mostly because of my father, I guess (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett)

You have more area of active brain use than anybody ever tested -- ever -- because of those tentacles (Phenomenon; writing credit: Gerald Di Pego)

Please don't hide them just because of tears (Trouble Me; performing artist: 10,000 Maniacs)

That it's all because of you (You May Be Right; performing artist: Billy Joel)

And man will live for evermore, because of Christmas Day. (Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord; performing artist: Boney M)

My world is a better place because of you (Because you loved me; performing artist: Celine Dion)

It's because of you soul I'm at ease (I've Got You; performing artist: Marc Anthony)

For God is not against us because of our sin, He is with us against our sin. (references; author: unknown)

I had dreams, and I've had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams. (references; author: unknown)

Because of the Cats (1973)

Because Of Love (performing artist: Janet Jackson)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Because of You (The Gift of Inspiration Series) (reference)

• Because of Winn-Dixie (reference)

• The hellfire cookbook : recipes for fiery food for those who like it, and for those others who, because of the sin of gluttony, should become used to it here and now ere they perforce eat it hereafter when they will need a long spoon (reference)

• Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals: With on a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns (reference)

• The Ixodid Ticks of Uganda: Together With Species Pertinent to Unganda Because of Their Present Known Distribution (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Because of Him (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Because of You (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Pictured is a white nude mouse. The mouse is being held in the rubber-gloved hand of a technician. Nude mice, because of a genetic defect, have no thymus and cannot make certain cells essential for various immune responses. Because of this, they are extremely helpful to scientists working in Immunology Research. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

The image shows an older woman holding a little girl on her lap. The photo also includes the profile of a younger woman. They are watching a parade. These people are members of a large Mormon family. The Mormons are being studied because of their low cancer death rate. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

A blocked flea, i.e. dark spots in stomach, is unable to ingest its blood meal because of a mass of bacteria within the proventriculus, preventing passage of food from the esophagus to the stomach. Credit: CDC.

Crowd waiting for oral polio vaccine in 1962. Today CDC now recommends that we give only the injectable vaccine because of the very small chance that the oral dose can lead to a polio infection. Credit: CDC.

Shallow water bathymetry Sand waves off Padre Island Delineation possible because of widespread use of recording fathometers. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Stations used by Maurice Ewing in 1st offshore seismic reflection experiment Conducted on board C&GS Ship OCEANOGRAPHER Helped prove feasibility of measuring depth to basement rock from a ship Work done with C&GS because of radio acoustic ranging experience The beginning of offshore geophysical exploration. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Tree roots exposed because of erosion on the north end of Sapelo's beach. Typical of barrier islands, sand from the north end of Sapelo and Blackbeard is eroded away by ocean currents and deposited at the south end where sand dunes continue to build. The erosion leaves behind trees that were once protected by dunes exposed to the ocean. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Helping dig the ice cellar. Because of the permafrost, this served as a year- round refrigerator. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Blackbird Creek, at the mine site. This creek is devoid of life because of the high levels of copper leached from the mine. Contamination is from acid mine drainage containing high levels of copper. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

An aerial view of the created wetlands several months after dredging. The wetlands created by the project revegetated naturally because of a dormant seed bank that was uncovered as the sediments were dredged during the project. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Further, if we have led or sent him upon military service, he shall be relieved from guard in proportion to the time during which he has been on service because of us. (reference)

So that, in effect, there was never the less left for others because of his enclosure for himself: for he that leaves as much as another can make use of, does as good as take nothing at all. (Second Treatise of Government)

Because of the obvious importance of the question presented, the Court took jurisdiction. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

She came to admire him so much that his love for her affected her own self-esteem: She liked herself better because of him.

Why? Because of Wellington

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

I'm too clumsy because of the Alzheimer's. (references)

In part, this is because of unrealistic expectations. (references)

The lesion is suspicious because of the presence of nodules. (references)

Business

Imported goods are even more expensive because of tariffs. (references)

This requirement has turned into a burden because of corruption. (references)

The "conchos" are generally in very bad condition because of overuse. (references)

Children

Chad

Educational opportunities for girls were limited, mainly because of tradition. (references)

Kenya

The legally mandated universal schooling also does not occur in practice because of a shortage of schools. (references)

Cambodia

This particularly affects girls because of fears for their safety in traveling between their homes and schools. (references)

Civil Liberties

Haiti

He sent his family out of the country because of fears for their safety. (references)

Germany

Scientologists continued to report discrimination because of their beliefs. (references)

Russia

At times the border between Chechnya and Ingushetiya was closed because of military operations. (references)

Discrimination

Vietnam

This prohibition is less restrictive than in past years because of the growth in private sector job opportunities. (references)

Mexico

In its 1999 annual report, the NGO Citizen's Commission Against Homophobic Crimes reported that on average 3 persons per month are killed because of their sexual orientation, and that there were 217 such killings between 1995 and 2000. Of these, 103 killings occurred in Mexico City, with another 29 in Mexico state and Veracruz. (references)

Economic History

Panama

Comments: Because of its strategic location Panama is a key maritime center. (references)

Human Rights

Cuba

Del Pino was not detained because of her poor health. (references)

Bahamas

No officers were dismissed during the year because of alleged human rights abuses. (references)

Haiti

Several radio stations closed down during the day because of intimidation and threats. (references)

Indigenous People

Costa Rica

Most live in traditional communities on 22 reserves which, because of their remote location, often lack access to schools, health care, electricity, and potable water. (references)

Costa Rica

In 1999 a group of indigenous persons from Puntarenas challenged the constitutionality of the 1978 Indigenous Law because of their inability to possess private property on the reservation. (references)

Brazil

Women were reluctant to have children because of the high level of poverty in the community, and campaign workers allegedly convinced them that sterilization was the only effective form of birth control. (references)

Minorities

India

SIMI later was banned by the Government because of its alleged ties to al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. (references)

India

Untouchability refers to the social restrictions imposed on persons because of their birth into certain Hindu castes. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

The Celestial Christians are divided because of a leadership struggle, as are the Harrists, who have fought on occasion. (references)

Political Economy

Afghanistan

The Taliban detained persons because of their ethnic origins. (references)

NETHERLANDS

Discrimination against workers because of union membership is illegal. (references)

BRAZIL

Products can get "caught up" in customs because of minor errors in paperwork. (references)

Political Rights

Bangladesh

This was not possible because of the opposition's parliamentary boycott. (references)

Lesotho

Local elections, scheduled to be held late in 1998, were postponed because of the 1998 crisis. (references)

Burkina Faso

The Supreme Court annulled the results in four constituencies because of these irregularities. (references)

Trade

Argentina

This is because of the competitve nature of the banking system in the United States. (references)

Syria

Customs procedures are cumbersome, tedious, and time-consuming because of complex regulations. (references)

Bolivia

This generally makes the product more expensive because of distributor's commission will be included in the price. (references)

Travel

Ghana

Skin infections are very common because of the humid weather. (references)

Korea

This is doubly true during Lunar New Year and Chusok because of the holiday season. (references)

Ireland

A vigorous and sustained promotion is often needed to launch products because of buying habits. (references)

Women

Korea

Many rapes go unreported because of the stigma associated with being raped. (references)

Nepal

The killing of brides because of defaults on dowry payments is rare, but does occur. (references)

Bangladesh

Marriages in rural areas sometimes are not registered because of ignorance of the law. (references)

Worker Rights

Pakistan

Many workers are unaware of their rights because of their lack of education. (references)

Ukraine

A witness protection law exists, but is in abeyance because of lack of funding. (references)

Pakistan

Verifying these reports is difficult because of limited outside access to the jail. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "BECAUSE OF": all because of you ♦ because of me ♦ because of that ♦ because of the fact that ♦ because of the lack of ♦ because of you ♦ Common because of ♦ Common because of neighborhood ♦ Common because of vicinage ♦ is it because of ♦ lose one's voice because of a cold. Additional references.

Afrikaans

weens (for, for sake of, on account of, owing, owing to, through, Vienna, Viennese). (various references)

Albanian

për arsye të (because, by virtue of, on account of). (various references)

Arabic 

‏من جراء, ‏من أجل (because, for the sake of, in order that, in order to, in respect of, towards), ‏بسبب (at, for, inasmuch, of, on account of, owing to, saker, with reason, within reason). (various references)

Bulgarian 

в следствие на, заради (for the sake of, on account, on account of, on behalf of, through), поради (by reason of, due to, for, out of, owing to, seeing, through), по причина на (by reason of). (various references)

Chinese 

�"�于 (as a result of, due to, owing to, thanks to), �"�於 (as a result of, due to, owing to, thanks to), �"� (by, cause, due to, follow, from, it is for...to, reason, to, to leave it), 為 (act as, for, take...to be, to, to be, to become, to do, to serve as), 基於 (due to, in view of, in view of the fact that). (various references)

Czech

pro (for, for the sake of, on account of, toward, towards), kvùli (due to, for, for the sake of, in view of, on account of, owing to). (various references)

Danish

beloebene udtrykt i national valuta bliver formindsket som foelge af valutakursudsving (reduction in national currencies because of currency fluctuations), i minegallerierne daempes forplantningen af radioboelger med en frekvens paa mere end 50 mHz dl kraftigt p.g.a. bjergarternes ringe ledningsevne (because of the bad conductivity of the rocks, the frequency waves of more than 50 mHz are greatly attenuated during propagation in mine roadways), afskedigelse på grund af gentaget sygdomsfravær (dismissal because of repeated sick-leaves), cellulosefiltre fraraades paa grund af deres uensartede opsamlingsevne (cellulose filters are not recommended because of variation in collection efficiency), cementitten er paa grund af den hoejere dannelsestemperatu udformet grovere og kan derfor oploeses i lysmikroskopet (because of the higher transformation temperature the cementite is coarser and can therefore be resolved by the optical microscope), den udsendte straaling er i det vaesentlige monokromatisk som foelge af den kraftige filtervirkning i roerets tykke vaeg (because of the high filtration effect of the heavy tube wall, the emitted radiation is essentially monochromatic), det foroegede indhold af sulfidindeslutninger har den virkning,at den i sig selv seje spaan fra et lavkullet staal braekker i korte stykker paa grund af de skoere indeslutninger (the increased content of sulphide inclusions makes it possible for the tough chip of low carbon steels to break off in short pieces because of the brittle inclusions), forkaste en kandidat som ikke valgbar (to eliminate a candidate because of ineligibility), forløbning (because of heterogeneities in the workpiece, deviation of a hole from the intended path, drift, wander), haerdning fra for hoej temperatur boer undgaas,da der sker kornvaekst paa grund af staalets foelsomhed for overhedning (hardening at temperatures above 79OC is avoided because of the formation of coarse grains due to the sensivity of the steel to overheating), hvis antallet af haarde indeslutninger som aluminium-,oxid-eller titannitrid-partikler er for stort,slides dyserne for hurtigt;i denne henseende er de uberoligede staal,hvor gasudviklingen er blevet afbrudt med aluminium interessante paa grund af renheden (hard inclusions of the aluminium oxide or titanium nitride type cause premature wear of the draw plates if they are too numerous. In this respect rimming steels blocked with aluminium are of interest because of the cleanliness of the skin), af tjenstlige grunde eller paa grund af kravene om sikkerhed paa arbejdspladsen (because of the exigencies of the service or safety rules), i det lysmikroskopiske billede og i replikaen er cementittens saerlige udformning vanskelig at erkende paa grund af haemningen af aetsningen (because of the retarded etching this special formation of cementite cannot be seen in the optical micrograph or in the replica), vogntogtransport har visse ulemper, saasom langsom acceleration og daarlig bremseevne p.g.a. manglende friktion mellem hjul og spor (because of the adherence between wheel and rail, main haulage systems have certain major disadvantages), impaktion betyder,at en partikel paa grund af sin hoejere densitet ikke kan foelge luftstroemmens vekslende retning og derfor rammer vaeggen (and thus strikes the wall, impaction means that a particle cannot follow the numerous changes in direction of the airstream because of its greater density), indhaerdningsdybden er relativt stor paa grund af perlit-og bainitomdannelsernes traeghed (the hardenability is relatively high because of the retardation of the pearlite and bainite reactions), kornvaeksten kan foeres tilbage til den foroegede oploesningshastighed for karbidet (grain growth occurs because of the increased solution rate of the carbide), paa grund af en kortere opvarmningstid er strukturen meget finkornet og indeholder talrige smaa,uoploeste cementitpartikler (because of a shorter heating time, the structure is very fine grained and contains many small undissolved cementite particles), paa grund af sin haardhed og isaer af sin sproedhed nedsaetter udskillelsen af sigma-fase staalets mekaniske egenskaber (because of its hardness and brittleness, the precipitation of the sigma-phase causes the properties of the steel to deteriorate), paa grund af tilbagespredning fra vaevet er dosis stoerre paa den side af knoglen, hvor straalingen har retning ud fra denne, end paa indfaldssiden (because of backscatter from the tissue, the dose is greater on the exit side of the bone than on the entry side), reklamation (claim because of defects, complaint, deficiency report, notice of defect), senere påligning af fradraget (recovery of the tax not previously due because of reduced taxation), tilstedevaerelsen af cementitpartikler med forskellige chromindhold bevirker uregelmaessigheder i de strukturer,der dannes i perlitomraadet,saavel ved isoterm omdannelse som ved kontinuerlig afkoeling (because of the fact that the cementite particles have different chromium contents, there are irregularities in the structure formed in the pearlite regions during both isothermal and continuous cooling transformation), ved ferritkorn med forskellig orientering opstaar paa grund af den ulige staerke aetsning hoejdeforskelle,som goer graenserne mellem kornene synlige (and this delineates the boundaries of the grains, relief arises from differential etching because of the different orientations of the ferrite grains). (various references)

Dutch

wegens (for, for sake of, on account of, owing to, through), voor (as, at, before, by, during, for, for sake of, furrow, in, in front of, in order to, like, of, on, on account of, owing to, per, previous to, through, to, toward, towards, until, upon, whereas, while, whilst, wrinkle), vanwege (for, for sake of, on account of, owing to, through), uit (burnt out, for, for sake of, from, on account of, out, out of, owing to, through), naar aanleiding van (on account of), met (about, across from, against, at, by, by means of, concerning, for, for sake of, in exchange for, including, inclusively, on, on account of, opposed to, opposite, owing to, through, upon, with), door (by, by means of, during, for, for sake of, from, of, on, on account of, owing to, since, through, with). (various references)

Esperanto

pro (for, for sake of, on account of, owing to, through). (various references)

Faeroese

vegna (for, for sake of, on account of, owing to, through). (various references)

Finnish

vuoksi (flood, for, for sake of, for the sake of, high tide, high water, in behalf of, in consequence of, on account of, owing to, through). (various references)

French

� cause de. (various references)

Frisian

fanwegen (for, for sake of, on account of, owing to, through). (various references)

German

wegen (because, by reason of, carp at, concerning, due to, for, for sake of, for the sake of, haze, on account of, owing to, quibble, through). (various references)

Greek 

εξαιτίασ (on account of, owing to), εξ αιτίας (due to, on account of, owing to), λόγω (by dint of, by reason of, owing to). (various references)

Hebrew 

ב�'לל (due, for, on account of, owing to). (various references)

Hungarian

valami miatt (because, for the sake of), miatt (about, for, for sake of, on account of, owing to, through, to grieve about sg, to grieve at sg, to remonstrate with sy upon sg, with). (various references)

Icelandic

fyrir (before, for, for sake of, in front of, on account of, owing to, through). (various references)

Indonesian

terbawa (brought, involved). (various references)

Italian

per causa di. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

為 (advantage, as a result of, benefit, good, in order to, sake, to, welfare), 依って (accordingly, consequently, therefore), 仍って (accordingly, consequently, therefore), に付き (apiece, appearance, impression, per, regarding, slimy, slippery, sociability), に� って (according to, by, due to), によって異なる (according to, by means of, due to, to differ depending on ...), � って (accordingly, consequently, therefore). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ため (advantage, as a result of, benefit, cesspool, good, in order to, manure sink, sake, sink, to, welfare), につき (apiece, appearance, impression, per, regarding, sociability), によって (according to, by, due to), による (according to, by means of, due to), よって (accordingly, consequently, therefore). (various references)

Norwegian

for (for, for sake of, lining, on account of, owing to, through, too). (various references)

Papiamen

debí na (for, for sake of, on account of, owing to, through), a kousa di (for, for sake of, on account of, owing to, through). (various references)

Pig Latin

ecausebay ofay.(various references)

Portuguese

por causa de (for, of, on account of, owing to). (various references)

Russian 

из-за (for, on account of). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zbog (about, for, owing to, sake: for the sake of), usled (due to), radi (sake: for the sake of), jer (because, for). (various references)

Spanish

con motivo de (for, on account of, on the score of). (various references)

Swedish

på grund av (due to, for, from, on, on account of, on the ground of, over, owing to), på (about, across, at, away, by, concerning, for, for sake of, forth, in, of, off, on, on account of, over, owing to, through, to, toward, towards, unto, upon, with). (various references)

Tagalog

dahil sa (for, for sake of, on account of, owing to, through). (various references)

Thai

เนื่องจาก (as, due to, now, owing to, since). (various references)

Turkish

yüzünden (as, because, due to, for, from, of, on account of, on one's account, owing to, seeing, since, thro, through, thru), nedeniyle (bound, by virtue of, for, in consequence of, owing to), dolayı (because, becouse of, by virtue of, due to, for, from, inasmuch as, on account of, out of, owing to, seeing, whereat). (various references)

Ukrainian

через (about, across, among, amongst, aslant, by, by way of, down, for, from, in, o'er, over, owing to, per, seeing, thanks to, through, throughout, via), з-за (off, out of). (various references)

mu — šè. (various references)

aššum. (various references)

propter. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: because.

-3 letters: faeces, fauces, fescue, fucose.

-4 letters: abuse, beaus, beefs, bouse, cafes, cause, cease, cubes, faces, fease, feces, focus, fusee, obese, sauce, scuba.

-5 letters: abos, aces, base, beau, beef, bees, boas, cabs, cafe, case, cees, cobs, cube, cubs, cues, ease, ecus, face, fees, feus, fobs, foes, fubs, fuse, oafs, obes, ocas, sabe, safe, scab.