| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other. |
| that | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| but | Except (for), excluding. Often preceded by a negation. |
| or | Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "eitheror". |
| if | Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition or choice. |
| when | At what time. |
| than | (obsolete outside dialects usually used with for) Because; for. |
| because | By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. |
| while | During the same time that. |
| where | While on the contrary; although; whereas. |
| although | Though, even though, in spite of the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession. |
| whether | (obsolete) Introducing a direct interrogative question (often with correlative or) which indicates doubt between alternatives. |
| though | Despite the fact that; although. |
| before | in advance of the time when |
| since | From the time that. |
| so | In order that. |
| until | Up to the time that (a condition becomes true). |
| after | Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause. |
| for | (now uncommon) Because. |
| nor | (literary) And not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one) |
| unless | Except on a specified condition; if not. |
| once | As soon as; when; after. |
| except | With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated. |
| whereas | In contrast; whilst on the contrary. |
| whilst | (British rare or literary in North America) While, at the same time. |
| like | (colloquial) As, the way. |
| till | Until, until the time that. |
| and/or | Joins two alternatives to mean either or both; indicates that inclusive or is meant where or alone might be taken to mean exclusive or. |
| albeit | Although, despite (it) being. |
| 'cos | (British slang) Eye dialect of 'cause; because. |
| lest | For fear that; that not; in order that not; in case. |
| immediately | Indicates that the dependent clause describes something that occurs immediately after the independent clause's referent does. |
| whereupon | After which, in consequence. |
| now | Since, because, in light of the fact; often with that. |
| afore | In advance of the time when; before. |
| plus | sum of the previous one and the following one. |
| iff | Obsolete spelling of if. |
| tho' | though |
| dat | (slang dialectal nonstandard AAVE) that |
| notwithstanding | Although. |
| whereat | at which, or toward which |
| 'cept | nonstandard form of except |
| inasmuch | Only used in inasmuch as |
| til | (colloquial) until, till |
| save | (dated) unless; except |
| ne | (obsolete) Nor. |
| only | Under the condition that; but. |
| altho' | Alternative form of although |
| then | Obsolete spelling of than |
| altho | (informal chiefly US) Alternative spelling of although |
| forwhy | (Archaic) Because; for the reason that. |
| tofore | (obsolete) Before. |
| so that | Indicates purpose; in order that, with the result that. |
| vedder | Eye dialect of whether |
| lak | Eye dialect spelling of like |
| whilest | obsolete form of whilst |
| whyle | Obsolete spelling of while |
| whylest | obsolete form of whilst |
| whylst | obsolete form of whilst |
| allthough | obsolete form of although |
| 'coz | (informal) Alternative form of 'cause |
| forcause | (obsolete) because, for the reason that. |
| whilom | While. |
| without | (archaic otherwise _ nonstandard) Unless, except (introducing a clause). |
| cus | (nonstandard informal) because |
| coz | (informal) because |
| whilome | Alternative form of whilom |
| sence | (dialectal) Alternative spelling of since |
| in order that | So that; used to indicate purpose |
| quus | (philosophy) Indicates the quaddition operation. |
| how | In which way; in such way. |
| precisely unless | (mathematics logic) implies a negative 'and' is implied by a negative; i.e. B implies not-A and not-B implies A |
| when, as, and if | (legal finance business) Used to indicate the timing and contingency of some obligation in contracts, especially financial. |
| such that | Indicates extent; to the extent that |
| whenas | (Archaic) When. |
| having said that | however; despite what one has just stated |
| in addition to | and, as well as |
| b'cause | |
| whence | (literary poetic) Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated. |
| OR | (logic) Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other is true or both. |
| along with | In addition to. |
| whenever | At any time that. |
| other | (obsolete) Or. |
| much less | (Idiomatic) Let alone; to say nothing of. |
| fur | Eye dialect spelling of for |
| sith | (Archaic) since. |
| less'n | (regional) Unless. |
| but if | (obsolete) Unless. |
| only for | Introduces an unexpected situation that renders the aforementioned effort inadequate or irrelevant. |
| bcos | (internet slang text messaging) Abbreviation of because |
| eef | nonstandard spelling of if nodot=1 representing old-fashioned AAVE or various accents, including Latin-American, French or Romani. |
| bcoz | (informal internet slang text messaging) Abbreviation of because |
| but then | (Idiomatic) then again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible. |
| only if | Not unless; used to introduce a necessary condition. |
| soe | obsolete form of so |
| bekase | Obsolete spelling of because |
| sithe | Alternative spelling of sith |
| the way | as, in the way that |
| forthy | Because, for sake, forwhy. |
| sithen | (obsolete) From or since the time that. |
| only to | Used to show that something is surprising, unexpected or vain |
| albe | (obsolete) Although; despite the fact that. |
| sithence | (obsolete) From or since the time that. |
| caze | Obsolete spelling of because |
| thy | (obsolete) because. |
| unlesse | Obsolete spelling of unless |
| unlessen | (US dialect) unless |
| even if | Regardless of whether; irrespective of (something happening or being the case). |
| unlesss | (mathematics logic) Precisely unless. |
| to say nothing of | (Idiomatic) used by the speaker to mention another important, usually related, point; an apophasis |
| quhair | Obsolete spelling of where |
| not | And not. |
| nay | or even, or more like, or should I say. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one. |
| quhar | Obsolete spelling of where |
| in regard | (obsolete) since; because; inasmuch as; considering that; considering. |
| andt | Eye dialect of and |
| in case | To allow for the possibility that. |
| quher | Obsolete spelling of where |
| even though | although, though; despite or in spite of the fact that |
| inasfar as | (nonstandard) Insofar as. |
| like as | (Archaic) Just as; in the same way as; even as. |
| inasmuch as | because of the fact that; since |
| let alone | (idiomatic negative polarity item) Much less; to say nothing of; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first. However either of these instances mentioned can be applied with the use of let alone. |
| like as and | Alternative form of like as |
| like as if | Alternative form of like as |
| wherealong | (rare) Along which. |
| let along | misconstruction let alone |
| both | including both of (used with and) |
| fi | (computer science) The end of an "if" program instruction, usually as shorthand. |
| yet | Nevertheless; however; but; despite that. |
| whereäs | rare spelling of whereas |
| becos | (dialectal) Alternative spelling of because |
| and if | (Archaic) Alternative form of an if |
| where'er | (poetic) contraction of wherever |
| yt | (obsolete) Abbreviation of that |
| howbeit | (Archaic) Although. |
| becoz | informal spelling of because |
| choose | (mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number. |
| bothe | Obsolete spelling of both |
| wai | (Internet slang) why (a purposeful misspelling) |
| wherefore | (Archaic) Because of which. |
| on account | (colloquial) On account of the fact that; because. |
| cum | 1=Used in indicating a thing with two or more roles, functions, or natures, or a thing that has changed from one to another. |
| on account of | (US colloquial) On account of the fact that: because, since. |
| in so far as | Alternative spelling of insofar as |
| rather than | And not. |
| wherein | Where, or in which location. |
| a. | also |
| whereinafter | (formal) In which, afterward. |
| albethey | (rare nonstandard) Although; despite (them, multiple things) being. |
| whereinbefore | In which, before; in which (speech, book, etc.) occurred earlier. |
| tho | (dialectal) When. |
| provided that | Alternative form of provided |
| beway | (dialectal Ireland Scotland US) By way; because. |
| hyphen | Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-". |
| thô | (telegraph) Abbreviation of though. |
| beways | (dialectal) Alternative form of beway |
| whereof | Of what; of which; of whom. |
| et | (obsolete _ except in fixed phrases) and |
| whereout | Out of which. |
| whereover | (Archaic) Over what. |
| buuut | elongated form of but |
| thof | (dialectal) Though. |
| wheresoe'er | (literary) Wheresoever; used as a trisyllabic alternative to the tetrasyllabic wheresoever. |
| for that | (Archaic) Because. |
| wheresoeer | Alternative form of wheresoe'er |
| wheresoever | wherever |
| if and only if | (logic mathematics) Is equivalent to; implies and is implied by; is true and false in the same cases as. |
| if and when | At the time of an event, contingent on that event happening at all. |
| wherethan | (rare) Than which. |
| all | (obsolete) although |
| wheretoward | (Archaic) Toward which or toward where (toward the thing or destination under discussion). Often serves to further qualify the thing or destination itself. |
| however | In whatever way or manner. |
| yf | obsolete form of if |
| in that | In the fact that; in the sense that; for the cause or reason that; because. |
| whereunto | (archaic _ or _ formal) unto which |
| either | Introduces the first of two options, the second of which is introduced by "or". |
| directly | As soon as. |
| wherever | In or to whatever place; anywhere. |
| sobeit | (Archaic) as long as; given that |
| thou | Misspelling of though |
| bycause | Obsolete spelling of because |
| versus | Used to link two or more opposing or contrasting elements. |
| as a result | Consequently; thus; therefore. |
| to-whiles | (obsolete) While. |
| wythowt | obsolete form of without |
| whethersoever | (rare obsolete) Whether. |
| wythowte | obsolete form of without |
| thereas | (obsolete) Where; in the place where. |
| if so be | (Archaic) If; if it happen (that); supposing that. |
| in the event | If, in the event that |
| for to | (obsolete outside dialects) in order to |
| in the event that | (formal) If. |
| unto | (obsolete poetic) Up to the time or degree that; until; till. |
| enaunter | (obsolete) lest |
| outstep | Alternative form of outcept |
| insofar as | to the extent that |
| not to mention | (Idiomatic) Used by the speaker to mention another important point; an apophasis. |
| not to say | &lit not to say |
| for-than | Alternative form of forthan |
| as if | As though; in a manner suggesting. |
| xor | (rare) or (but not both) |
| nather | (obsolete regional) neither |
| howsomever | (Archaic) however |
| twell | Eye dialect of till |
| thanne | Obsolete spelling of than |
| an if | (Archaic) If. |
| given that | In consideration of the fact that. |
| now that | As a consequence of the fact that; since. |
| as long as | &lit as long |
| ifen | nonstandard form of if |
| else | For otherwise; or else. |
| forasmuch as | Inasmuch as; because; since. |
| 'cuz | (slang US) Eye dialect of 'cause; because. |
| cuz | (informal) because |
| ever since | Continuously since a specified time or event. |
| iffen | nonstandard form of if |
| bolth | Misspelling of both |
| just as soon as | Alternative form of as soon as |
| nought withstanding | Alternative spelling of noughtwithstanding |
| outcept | (obsolete) except; unless |
| ergo | therefore (especially in syllogisms). |
| as soon as | &lit as soon |
| nought-withstanding | Alternative spelling of nought withstanding |
| if'n | (dialectal) Alternative form of if |
| yea | (Archaic) Or even, or more like, nay. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one. |
| just in case | (logic) if and only if |
| slash | (US & Canada) Used to connect two or more identities in a list. |
| nd | (Internet slang text messaging) And |
| noughtwithstanding | Obsolete spelling of notwithstanding |
| zat | Eye dialect of that (usually signifying a foreign accent, often French). |
| therfore | Obsolete spelling of therefore |
| bicause | archaic spelling of because |
| as though | As to suggest the idea that; as if, as would be true if. |
| as well as | And in addition. |
| against | (obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before. |
| followed by | And then, and after that. |
| forthan | (now _ chiefly _ dialectal Northern England) For this reason; therefore. |
| neither | Not either (used with nor). |
| -a- | And |
| wen | (eye dialect) Alternative spelling of when |
| when as | Alternative form of whenas |
| while one is about it | Synonym of while one is at it |
| while one is at it | While one is doing that; while one is carrying out that action. |
| being that | (informal) since or because. |
Note: these words have been obtained from Wiktionary and have been classified and improved through automated computer linguistics processes.