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How to spell because

Because is spelled B-E-C-A-U-S-E.

What it means: For the reason that; due to.

In a sentence: I wore my raincoat because it was raining. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: cause, caused, causing, reason, since. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Because” comes from Middle English “bi cause,” which literally meant “by cause” or “for that reason.” Over time the two words merged into the single conjunction we use today.

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