Meanings
conjunction
alternative forbecause
- archaicBecause.
My mothers maydes when they did ſowe & ſpyñ they ſang ſometyme a ſong of the feld mowſe that forbicauſe her lyvelood was but thyñ Would nedes goo ſeke her townyſſh ſyſters howſe
c. 1527–1542, Thomas Wyatt, “My mothers maydes when they did ſowe & ſpyñ”, in Egerton MS 2711, page 50v
Synonyms & antonyms
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for because. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20because
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“for because.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20because. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for because,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20because.
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