because: British [b?k?z] American [b?k?:z]

Meaning: because

Related phrases:

just because

merely because

simply because

Example:

Many families break up because of a lack of money?

Many families are broken up due to lack of money. ?

Just because it has a good tune does not mean it is great music ?

Just because it has a good tune does not mean it is great music ?

Just because it has a good tune does not mean it is an outstanding piece of music.

Because it is an area of ??outstanding natural beauty, you can't build on it?

Given the outstanding natural beauty in this area, you can't build on it.

Extended information

because usage

1. In addition to introducing adverbial clauses of reason, because can also introduce predicative clauses. Such as: It is because he is too foolish. It is because he is too foolish. It is because you’re eating too much.

2. You can say "because?so?" in Chinese, but you cannot use the structure because?so? in English. The correction method is to either remove the "because" and make it a parallel sentence; or remove the "so" to make it a subject-slave compound sentence. For example:

Because he is very busy, he can't come. False: Because he is very busy, so he can't come. Correct: Because he is very busy, he can't come. Correct: He is very busy, so he can't come.

3. In Chinese, "Why? Is that?" is usually said in English as The reason (why)? is that? It is best not to replace "that" with "because". For example: The reason (why) I’m late is that [because] I missed the bus. The reason (why) I’m late is that [because] I missed the bus.