'cause
UK/kɔz//kʌz/
'cause conjunction: apheretic form of because.
Conjunction
'cause
- Apheretic form of because.
- I'me forc'd to love thee now,
'Cause thou provid'st so carefully for my honor1622 (first performance), Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, The Changeling: […], London: […] [Thomas Newcombe] for Humphrey Moseley, […], published 1653, →OCLC, Act V, signature H2, verso - “[…] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there’ll be trouble. It’s bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that ’cause I’m paid for it. […]”1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
- I'me forc'd to love thee now,
Forms of 'cause
| alternative form | cause |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cos |
| alternative form | 'cos |
| alternative form | cus |
| alternative form | 'cus |
| alternative form | coz |
| alternative form | 'coz |
| alternative form | cuz |
| alternative form | 'cuz |
| alternative form | 'cauz |
| alternative form | cauz |
Origin of 'cause
From Middle English cause; apheretic form of because; first used in the 15th century.
Words formed from 'cause
Phrases with 'cause
Questions about 'cause
- What does 'cause mean?
- 'cause means apheretic form of because.
- What part of speech is 'cause?
- 'cause is a conjunction.
- How do you pronounce 'cause?
- 'cause is pronounced /kɔz/ (UK).
Words near 'cause in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: 'cause (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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