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 Definitions of Cause  [ɔz]  

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Definition of 'Cause' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) cause
a person that acts or a thing that occurs so as to produce a specific result:
the cause of the accident.

2.  cause
the reason or motive for some action:
a cause for rejoicing.

3.  cause
good or sufficient reason:
to complain without cause.

4.  cause
a ground of legal action.

5.  cause
a case for judicial decision.

6.  cause
a principle, ideal, goal, or movement to which a person or group is dedicated:
the Socialist cause; the human rights cause.

7. (v.t.) cause
to be the cause of; bring about.


Definition of 'Cause' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) cause
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
"they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"

2. (noun) cause, reason, grounds
a justification for something existing or happening
"he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"

3. (noun) campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
"he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

4. (noun) causal agent, cause, causal agency
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

5. (verb) lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
"the family brought suit against the landlord"

6. (verb) cause, do, make
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
"cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

7. (verb) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
"The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"


Definition of 'Cause' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) cause
a thing that makes sth happen
the cause of the disease; the Civil War and its causes

2.  cause
the reason sb feels or behaves a particular way
I had good cause to be angry.; There's no cause for worry/alarm/concern.

3.  cause
no cause for
a group or idea that people support
Opponents started a website for their cause.; Give money to a good cause.

4. (verb) cause
to make happen
What caused the problems?; The heat caused several people to collapse.


Definition of 'Cause' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Cause
to effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make; -- usually followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb

2.  Cause
that which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist

3.  Cause
that which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing

4.  Cause
sake; interest; advantage

5.  Cause
a suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action

6.  Cause
any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general

7.  Cause
the side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain

8.  Cause
abbreviation of Because

9. (verb) Cause
to assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse


Translation of 'Cause' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: something or someone that produces an effect or result
Having no money is the cause of all my misery.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: oorsaak Arabic flag Arabic: سَبَب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: причина
Brazilian flag Brazilian: causa Czech flag Czech: příčina German flag German: die Ursache
Danish flag Danish: årsag; grund Greek flag Greek: αιτία Spanish flag Spanish: causa
Estonian flag Estonian: põhjus Farsi flag Farsi: علت Finnish flag Finnish: aiheuttaja
French flag French: cause Hebrew flag Hebrew: סִיבָּה, גוֹרֵם Hindi flag Hindi: कारण
Croatian flag Croatian: uzrok Hungarian flag Hungarian: ok Indonesian flag Indonesian: penyebab
Icelandic flag Icelandic: orsök Italian flag Italian: causa Japanese flag Japanese: 原因
Korean flag Korean: 원인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: priežastis Latvian flag Latvian: cēlonis
Malay flag Malay: penyebab Dutch flag Dutch: oorzaak Norwegian flag Norwegian: årsak
Polish flag Polish: powód Persian flag Persian: علت Pashto flag Pashto: علت
Portuguese flag Portuguese: causa Romanian flag Romanian: cauză Russian flag Russian: причина
Slovak flag Slovak: príčina Slovenian flag Slovenian: vzrok Serbian flag Serbian: uzrok
Swedish flag Swedish: orsak, grund Thai flag Thai: สาเหตุ Turkish flag Turkish: neden, sebep
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 起因 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: причина Urdu flag Urdu: وجہ ، سبب، باعث
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nguyên nhân Chinese flag Chinese: 起因

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