"being as" meaning in English

See being as in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Head templates: {{en-con}} being as
  1. (informal, possibly nonstandard) Considering the fact that; since; given that. Tags: informal, nonstandard, possibly Synonyms: as, because, seeing that
    Sense id: en-being_as-en-conj-i2IPXBjd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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