because

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

be·cause BrE [bɪˈkɒz] BrE [bɪˈkəz] NAmE [bɪˈkɔːz] NAmE [bɪˈkʌz] conjunction
for the reason that
• I did it because he told me to.
• Just because I don't complain, people think I'm satisfied.
Derived Word: ↑because of

Word Origin:
[because because of] Middle English: from the phrase by cause, influenced by Old French par cause de ‘by reason of’.

Language Bank:
because of
Explaining reasons
▪ The number of people with diabetes is growing, partly because of ▪ an increase in levels of obesity.
▪ The number of overweight children has increased dramatically in recent years, largely as a result of ▪ changes in diet and lifestyle.
▪ The increase in childhood obesity is largely due to ▪ / the result of ▪ changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years.
▪ Many obese children are bullied at school on account of ▪ their weight.
▪ Part of the problem with treating childhood obesity stems from ▪ the fact that parents do not always recognize that their children are obese.
▪ Childhood obesity may be caused by ▪ genetic factors, as well as environmental ones.
Language Banks at ↑cause, ↑consequently, ↑therefore