being that

conjunction

since or because.

“Being that it's midnight, let's go home.”

Meanings

conjunction
  1. informalsince or because.

    Being that it's midnight, let's go home.

    Synonyms: given that, seeing that, since, as, as long as, because, being, being as

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Possibly an ellipsis of "it being so that" or "it being true that"

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APA

being that. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/being%20that

MLA

“being that.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/being%20that. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “being that,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/being%20that.

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