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omdat — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • as conj Used to compare two things that are equal, alike, or happening at the same time.
  • because conj For the reason that; introduces an explanation or cause.
  • for prep Intended to benefit, belong to, or be given to someone or something.
  • since prep From a particular point in the past up until now.

Senses

omdat is used for these senses in English:

  • as Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).
  • as Being that, considering that, because, since.
  • as (unit of weight) A libra.
  • as (numismatics, Ancient Rome) Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
  • as Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
  • because By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
  • 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".
  • for (formal, literary) Because.

as — full definition

  1. conj Used to compare two things that are equal, alike, or happening at the same time.
  2. conj Because; since (giving a reason).
  3. prep In the role or function of.
  4. adv Used before an adjective or adverb in comparisons of equal degree, typically paired with a second "as".

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