because in All languages combined

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        {
          "text": "I bought the book because I wanted to read it."
        },
        {
          "text": "We have to raise our prices because of rising costs."
        },
        {
          "text": "There's no class because it's Sunday."
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}

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      "form": "because",
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        },
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        },
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          "text": "There's no class because it's Sunday."
        }
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        "You use because to show the reason for something."
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "sampa": "/bI\"kQz/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈkəz/",
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"because" meaning in All languages combined

Preposition [English]