because ofpreposition
uk/bɪˈkɒz ˌəv/us/bɪˈkɑːz ˌəv/B1 as a result of:
The flight was delayed because of bad weather.
More examples
- Classes have been cancelled today because of a staff meeting.
- Our departure was delayed because of bad weather.
- She felt she had been discriminated against because of her age.
- Many shops are doing badly because of the economic situation.
- He's been dropped from the team because of injury.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: connecting words which introduce a cause or reason
- as
- at
- because
- behalf
- cos
- courtesy
- fear
- for
- from
- herein
- necessarily
- on sb's account idiom
- order
- owing to
- right
- sake 1
- thanks
- through
- with
- with a view to doing sth idiom
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