becauseconj.[OE. bycause; by + cause.]1. By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.(Milton.)2. In order that; that.()And the multitude rebuked them because they should hold their peace. (Matt. xx. 31.)Because of, by reason of, on account of. [Prep. phrase.]()Because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. (Eph. v. 6.)()n.[NL. (cf. It. beccabunga, G. bachbunge), fr. G. bach brook + bunge, OHG. bungo, bulb. See Beck a brook.] See Brooklime.()n.[It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zol.) A small bird. (Silvia hortensis), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.()