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Meaning cause meaning

What does cause mean?
Definitions in simple English

cause Noun

— A cause is what leads to something happening. The cause of the fire was lightning. — A cause is a goal, aim or principle that people support or fight for. He is fighting for a just cause.

cause Verb

— To cause something is to make it happen. His careless driving caused the car accident.

cause

— verb (= make) give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally cause a commotion make a stir cause an accident — verb (= induce, 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 — noun events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something they are trying to determine the cause of the crash — noun (= reason) a justification for something existing or happening he had no cause to complain they had good reason to rejoice — noun (= campaign, 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 — noun (= causal agent) any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results — noun (= suit) 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

Synonyms cause synonyms

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cause English » English

reason make bring about motive origin occasion produce source induce create do ground engender provoke effect result in give rise to factor case root make happen arouse generate work originate lead to inspire basis purpose movement grounds give rise beget activate raise procure pretext lead inflict get cause to take place causa bring because stimulate set up sake prompt pose objective

Topics cause topics

What do people use cause to talk about?
Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Cause
Person Healthy

Cause of disease

  • What words refer to the cause of a disease?
    cause source
Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Result
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Worried
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Unsure
Universe, creation World Land

Volcano
Universe, creation World Land

Earthquake
Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Pain
Person Life Die

Kill
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sorry

Embarrassed
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Angry
Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Complain
Social behavior Authority Submit to authority

Rebel against authority
Work and occupation Hunt and fish

Hunt
Physical actions Break, wear out

Damage
Grammar General words Be

Become, change state
Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations Cause

Without cause

Conjugation cause conjugation

How do you conjugate cause?

cause · verb

Examples cause examples

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Simple sentences

Cadmium poisoning is a very common cause of death in the south.
What trouble can he cause?
I don't want to cause any more trouble.
What was the cause of the fire?
What is the cause of such a failure?
There is a claim that climaterorism is the main cause of global warming.
They haven't discovered the cause of the problem yet.
Poverty is a preventable cause of death.
The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.
You have no cause for anger.
What was the cause of your quarrel?
Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.
Eating too much fat is supposed to cause heart disease.
The cause of the fire is not known.
The cause of the fire was his cigarette butt.
The cause of the fire was known.
That's the cause of his failure.
Will the therapy cause me any pain?
Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.
There is not much doubt about the cause of the fire.
What's the cause?
The number of people who smoke is increasing, so cancer will soon be the most common cause of death.

Movie subtitles

Why, did your mom cause an accident again?
I'll cause a distraction, so sneak away, ok?
It would just cause trouble for you and Euphy.
Elder Thomas, but the elders here all call me Elder Pop-Tart, 'cause I love them so much.
Just doing my part, you know, 'cause we're supposed to be a team.
It doesn't matter now 'cause she's gonna get clit cut off and it's all my fault!
People weren't taking too kindly me being at camp 'cause apparently I stole food from the shed and then burned it down.
I'm taking it slow, but at the same time, it's really hard 'cause I really want to, you know, see where this is gonna go.
I'm kind of baffled where it's gone, you know, 'cause this thing was pretty big, you know.
Well, if it's a prop, it's really well-made 'cause you see the barbs.
I wanted to go check on her to see how she was doing 'cause I knew she had scratches and stuff on her, and she was sure freaked out like I was.
I knew she would cause trouble!
It's Dol SOe cause it's Dol Soe.
Except some of them, I can't really reach 'cause they're in the middle of my back.
Your son Odilon is a good boy and a zealous apostle of our Saint-Simonian cause.
No, we're doing it for peace, for a good cause.
It's for a good cause, that of a French Algeria where Jews will play an important role.
That's funny, uh, 'cause the way I remember it, the one time I really needed you, you know, when my wife was killed, you got coked up and burned down the restaurant we worked at.
Good, 'cause I'll be collecting on your debt every week.
Is that why you're not in Paris. 'cause. 'cause of your boo-boo?
Look, I didn't go to Paris 'cause our dream was to open a restaurant right here, man.
I didn't get to see her this morning, 'cause she left early for the tech run.
Maybe I should kill myself, 'cause I can't get the image of her limp body out of my head.
Which you know. 'cause you've been talking to my mom about my return.
Is that it? - Right. 'Cause you're spending your days with naked 20-year-olds, but my life is easy.
No, all those people are not suffering 'cause of you.
Well, I guess she gave me up, 'cause this life didn't make sense to her.
Good, 'cause I'm really jonesing for some.
The only reason I did it is 'cause I was set up.
They let other girls play there, but only if they like them. They won't let boys play there, 'cause they think boys are smelly.
None of us even want to play soccer anymore, 'cause we're all too nervous and shit.
You're the cause of this, you know? Uh-huh.
Scott does feel very protective over Isaac, Erica, and Boyd 'cause he can really relate with them.
I don't know how she feels about me, and so I'm just kind of-- I'm taking it slow, but at the same time, it's really hard 'cause I really want to, you know, see where this is gonna go.
Oh. Which is such a pain, 'cause it feels so great just to leave it in there.
Just, like, don't tell Valencia, 'cause she thinks it's stupid.
So you're galloping through the forest looking for me, 'cause I was stolen by the evil witch, and you finally find me in the enchanted woods.
But flowers, you, like, love, 'cause they hold a special place in your heart and have been there forever, and stick balloons should just give up because he's wasting his time?

News and current affairs

Deductive inference enables us to predict effects if we know the principles (the rule) and the cause.
By inductive reasoning, if we know the cause and effects, we can infer the principles.
Abductive inference is pragmatic, looking only at outcomes, guessing at the rule, and identifying the cause.
But this is no cause for complacency.
The companies routinely bribe officials to gain oil leases, lie about output, evade taxes, and dodge responsibility for the environmental damage that they cause.
To an economist, the problem is obvious: polluters are not paying the full costs of the damage they cause.
Although economic theory today is much improved, if we ask people about the cause of the current crisis, we will mostly get the same answers.
There has been a huge amount of research into the ways that humans cause climate change, and how we can reduce it.
They are themselves a cause of further warming: ice and snow reflect the sun's rays.
But cultural questions must also be addressed, because gender discrimination is the most important cause of maternal mortality.
Such a break is the only way to prevent over-speculation in the RMB, although de-pegging may cause some initial devaluation under current market conditions.
While this is a reasonable demand, the rest of the Middle East - and, indeed, much of the world, including Europe - regard the root cause of the conflict as Israeli intransigence and arrogance, together with America's blind support for it.
It may well be that there is more than one root cause - every party to the conflict has a favorite one.
There is no point in belaboring whose pain is greater or whose root cause is deeper.
But there was no evidence that the more widely dispersed ash blowing over Europe from Iceland would cause similar problems.
If we are ill-prepared, global warming will cause more deaths and devastation, especially in poor countries and fragile societies.
We need to take into account the increase in emissions that adaptation will cause.
The EU's continuing presence as a colonial power in places like Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo could cause even more problems in the future, especially if benefits are not forthcoming.
Finally, historical issues could still resurface to cause new problems.
Even assuming stability in real estate prices, the global crisis surely will cause a fall in remittances by Africans working good jobs in Europe, the US, Canada, Australia, and the Middle East.
The Internet, one of the great inventions of the modern Western world, has shown itself to be a weapon that can be used to incite and train those who wish to cause harm to that world.
The constant ability of Africa's leaders to betray their people is the root cause of Africa's current misery.

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