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Owing to; because of; as a result of (used typically to introduce several causes of something)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
Examples
- She was sleeping very badly these days, what with the new baby and all the activity surrounding him.
- What with it being too late and raining, we decided to stay home.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
حَيْث
(ḥayṯ)
— owing to
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Arabic:
لِأَن
(liʔan)
— owing to
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Arabic:
بِسَبَب
(bi-sabab)
— owing to
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Icelandic:
út af
— owing to
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Northern Kurdish:
ji ber
— owing to
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Northern Kurdish:
seba
— owing to
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Polish:
z powodu
— owing to
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Polish:
ze względu na
— owing to
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Portuguese:
por conta de
— owing to
