"being that" meaning in English

See being that in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Etymology: Possibly an ellipsis of "it being so that" or "it being true that" Head templates: {{en-con}} being that
  1. (informal) since or because. Tags: informal Synonyms: given that, seeing that, since, because Related terms: being as

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