cause
noun
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect.
caused
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past participleof cause.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cause.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
causenouna person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect.
Example Sentences
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The breach caused the company, Instructure, to temporarily take Canvas offline and interrupted classes, assignments and finals preparations for hundreds of thousands of students and professors as hackers threatened to release their personal data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
In total, the Synnovis hack in 2024 disrupted more than 10,000 appointments and caused weeks of disruption.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Indonesian wildfire haze has caused a regional pollution crisis and prompted growing frustration in neighbours, including Malaysia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
But the industry is increasingly worried about so-called silent risk, where mainstream policies for businesses using AI neither affirmatively cover nor exclude losses caused by the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Say what I caused to happen on that awful night.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
