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because

/bɪkəz/ adverb A1 (estimated)

1. because

German	dadurch
French	parce que
Portuguese	porque
Czech	protože, poněvadž, ježto
Italian	perché
Spanish	porque
Dutch	omdat, vermits, wijl
Swedish	eftersom
Latin	quod, quia

2. because, after all; used to follow up a statement with a second one that justifies the former, treated as a revealing of new information

German	nämlich

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because

/bɪkəz/ conjunction A1 (estimated)

1. by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that

German	weil, da, denn
French	parce que, car, à cause que
Portuguese	porque, já que, pois
Czech	protože, poněvadž, ježto
Italian	perché, perciocché, avvegnaché
Spanish	porque, pues, ya que
Dutch	omdat, daar, want
Swedish	eftersom, därför att, för
Latin	quia, cum, quod

2. as known because; as inferred because; as determined because

German	denn
Portuguese	porque
Spanish	ya que, por cuanto
Latin	cum, quoniam, quandoquidem

3. that, for that, because

German	dass
French	que, pour que
Portuguese	que, para que
Czech	že, aby
Italian	perché, che
Spanish	que, para que
Dutch	zodat, dat
Swedish	att, så att, för att
Latin	ut

4. since, inasmuch as, seeing that, because

Latin	quando

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because

/bɪkəz/ interjection A1 (estimated)

word used in place of an answer to "why"

German	darum, deshalb, deswegen
French	parce que
Portuguese	porque sim
Czech	proto
Spanish	porque sí
Dutch	daarom
Swedish	därför
Latin	quoniam

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because

/bɪkəz/ preposition A1 (estimated)

because, of

German	für
French	à cause
Portuguese	com
Italian	con

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