A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all {kinds} antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed: - {and} + ({forasmuch} {inasmuch} where-) {as} assured {[-ly]} + {but} {certainly} {doubtless} + {else} {even} + {except} {for} {how} ({because} {in} {so} than) {that} + {nevertheless} {now} {rightly} {seeing} {since} {surely} {then} {therefore} + (al-) {though} + {till} {truly} + {until} {when} {whether} {while} {who} {yea} {yet}