because of

preposition

On account of; due to, for the purpose of.

“Because of being tired, she left earlier than the rest.”

Similar
for sake ofby dint ofby reason ofdue toowing toon account ofalong ofbecause
Opposite
despite
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Meanings

preposition
  1. On account of; due to, for the purpose of.

    Because of being tired, she left earlier than the rest.

    1 more example

    I was at a disadvantage because of believing something to be true that is not.

    Synonyms: for sake of, by dint of, by reason of, due to, owing to, on account of, along of, because

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositionOn account of; due to, for the purpose of.

Similar
for sake ofby dint ofby reason ofdue toowing toon account ofalong ofbecauseas a consequence ofout of consideration forby dint ofdue toon the force ofon the grounds ofin the interest ofonowing tofor the purpose ofby reason of
Opposite
despite
Also see
by virtue ofdue tofor sake ofowing to

Translations

Afrikaans as gevolg van, weens
  • as gevolg vanon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • weenson account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Ancient Greek διά, ἕνεκα
  • διά (diá)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • ἕνεκα (héneka)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Arabic بِسَبَب, بِحُكْم
  • بِسَبَب (bisabab)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • بِحُكْم (biḥukm)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • بِهَدَفّ (bihadaff)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • بِفَضْل (bifaḍl)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • عَنّ طَرِيق (ʕann ṭarīq)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Bengali জন্য
  • জন্য (jonno)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Bulgarian поради, заради
  • поради (poradi)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • заради (zaradi)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Catalan per culpa de, gràcies a
  • per culpa deon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • gràcies aon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Chinese Mandarin 由於 /由于, 基於 /基于
  • 由於 /由于 (yóuyú)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • 基於 /基于 (jīyú)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • 為了 /为了 (wèile)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Czech kvůli
  • kvůlion account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Danish på grund af
  • på grund afon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Dutch wegens, vanwege
  • wegenson account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • vanwegeon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Esperanto pro
  • proon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Finnish takia, vuoksi
  • takiaon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • vuoksion account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
French à cause de, grâce à
  • à cause deon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • grâce àon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • en raison deon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
German wegen, vor
  • wegenon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • voron account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Greek λόγω, εξαιτίας
  • λόγω (lógo)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • εξαιτίας (exaitías)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Hebrew בִּגְלַל
  • בִּגְלַלon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Hungarian miatt, következtében
  • miatton account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • következtébenon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Icelandic vegna, út af
  • vegnaon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • út afon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Indonesian karena, lantaran
  • karenaon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • lantaranon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Irish mar gheall ar
  • mar gheall aron account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Italian a causa di, per via di
  • a causa dion account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • per via dion account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Japanese ...のせいで, のために
  • ...のせいで (... no sei de)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • のためにon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Korean ... 때문에
  • ... 때문에 (... ttaemun-e)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Latin propter, ob
  • propteron account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • obon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • praeon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Latvian dēļ, pēc
  • dēļon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • pēcon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Norwegian Bokmål på grunn av, for
  • på grunn avon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • foron account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • i kraft avon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • for skuldon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • som følge avon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Persian به خاطر
  • به خاطر (be xâtere)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Polish z powodu, ze względu na
  • z powoduon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • ze względu naon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • przezon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Portuguese por causa de
  • por causa deon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Romanian din cauza, din motive de
  • din cauzaon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • din motive deon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • pentruon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Russian из-за, всле́дствие
  • из-за (iz-za)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • всле́дствие (vslédstvije)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • ра́ди (rádi)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Scottish Gaelic ri linn
  • ri linnon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Slovak kvôli
  • kvôlion account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Spanish a causa de, por mor de
  • a causa deon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • por mor deon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • por causa deon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • a raíz deon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • en razón deon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • en razón aon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Swahili kwa ajili ya, kwa sababu ya
  • kwa ajili yaon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • kwa sababu yaon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Swedish på grund av
  • på grund avon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Tagalog dahil sa
  • dahil saon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Tamil பொருட்டு
  • பொருட்டு (poruṭṭu)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Thai เนื่องจาก
  • เนื่องจาก (nʉ̂ʉang-jàak)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Turkish -dan dolayı, -den dolayı
  • -dan dolayıon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • -den dolayıon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • -tan dolayıon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • -ten dolayıon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • yüzündenon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • ötürüon account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Ukrainian з-за, і́з-за
  • з-за (z-za)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • і́з-за (íz-za)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • че́рез (čérez)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
  • вна́слідок (vnáslidok)on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
Vietnamese bởi
  • bởion account of, by reason of, for the purpose of
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APA

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MLA

“because of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/because%20of. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “because of,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/because%20of.

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