Although the construction appears to be more common in magazine and newspaper writing than in formal prose, beginning a sentence with because is both acceptable and widespread.

Because is more common than as and since, both in writing and speaking. When we use because, we are focusing on the reason: …

BECAUSE definition: for the reason that; due to the fact that. See examples of because used in a sentence.

Use because before the reason or cause for something when there are two clauses you are joining; use because of when a noun phrase, not a clause, describes the reason for something.

Definition of because conjunction in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

You use because when stating the reason for something. He is called Mitch, because his name is Mitchell. Because it is an area of outstanding natural beauty, you can't build on it. Temple …

1. (subordinating) on account of the fact that; on account of being; since: because it's so cold we'll go home. 2. because of (preposition) on account of: I lost my job because of her.

2 days ago · Interjection because Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".

Because may refer to: Because, a subordinating grammatical conjunction Causality, the process of making something happen; a relationship between events ∵, a logical symbol meaning …

because, adv., conj., & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary