1. adverb /bɪˈkɒz,bɪˈkɔz,bɪˈkʌz,bɪkəz/
a) For the reason (that).
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
I ruined my life because of you!
2. conjunction /bɪˈkɒz,bɪˈkɔz,bɪˈkʌz,bɪkəz/
I hid myself because I was afraid.
b) As known because; as inferred because; as determined because.
It must be broken, because I pressed the button and nothing happened.
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