UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hwɛərˈæz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwɛrˈæz, wɛr-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwâr az′, wâr-)
butCollocations, while, whilst(UK, dated), although, thoughCollocations, when in fact, on the other hand, while on the contrary, while in contrast, whenCollocations, but then, then again
Sense: Conjunction: given that - formal
Synonyms:
given that, seeing that, seeing as, seeingCollocations(informal), seeing as how(informal), consideringCollocations, considering that, in view of the fact that, it being the case that, sinceCollocations, asCollocations, because, now that