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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.

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one Determinative

— (ordinal first) The number 1. We have one nose and one mouth.

one Noun

— The number 1. One is the smallest whole number.

one Pronoun

— One is a singular pronoun which means "someone" or "people". It is used more often in formal writing. It is easy to see the difference if one looks closely enough.

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to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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lose Verb

— When you lose something, you don't know where it is. The boy lost his book some place between home and school. The man has lost his keys and was locked out of the house. — In games, you lose when others do better than you. He lost the card game because he didn't know the rules.

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bearing

— noun dignified manner or conduct — noun relevant relation or interconnection those issues have no bearing on our situation — noun the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies — noun a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily — adjective (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain — noun (= charge) heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield — noun (= posture) characteristic way of bearing one's body stood with good posture

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