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Beatutiful heart Posted 17 years ago
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Hi, I have something that needs to be clarified in its meaning and in what context it is to be used.

What confuses me is the usage of from in its meaning of because of since I desire to know if from meaning because of is usable in every context, or is there any specfic contexts or cases for it being used to mean '' because of''.

- I feel exhausted from overindulgence.

- I didn't want to attend the meeting from sickness.

- I didn't work on the job responsibilities from laziness.

Are all of those above workable or make sense?

Your clarification for what makes me wonder will be hugely helpful for me.

Thanks
  

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beatutiful heart - I feel exhausted from overindulgence. okay - I didn't want to attend the meeting from because of sickness. - I didn't work on the job responsibilities from laziness.

  • beatutiful heart - I feel exhausted from overindulgence.
  • okay - I didn't want to attend the meeting from because of sickness.
  • - I didn't work on the job responsibilities from laziness.
  • "Because of" is better.
  • I neglected the job responsibilities due to/because of laziness.
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beatutiful heart- I feel exhausted from overindulgence. okay

- I didn't want to attend the meeting from because of sickness.

- I didn't work on the job responsibilities from laziness. "Because of" is bet
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Hi,

I was late because of the rain. (from doesn't work in this case so you can't always replace because of with from). Hopefuly someone more knowledgeble will give you more insight on this topic.

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