cause
[ kawz ]
/ kɔz /
noun
verb (used with object), caused, caus·ing.
to be the cause of; bring about.
Words nearby cause
Idioms for cause
make common cause, to unite in a joint effort; work together for the same end: They made common cause with neighboring countries and succeeded in reducing tariffs.
Origin of cause
1175–1225; Middle English < Latin causa reason, sake, case
OTHER WORDS FROM cause
synonym study for cause
1. Cause, occasion refer to the starting of effects into motion. A cause is an agency, perhaps acting through a long time, or a long-standing situation, that produces an effect: The cause of the quarrel between the two men was jealousy. An occasion is an event that provides an opportunity for the effect to become evident, or perhaps promotes its becoming evident: The occasion was the fact that one man's wages were increased. 3. See reason.
Definition for cause (2 of 2)
Origin of 'cause
1400–50; late Middle English; aphetic variant
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British Dictionary definitions for cause
cause
/ (kɔːz) /
noun
verb
(tr) to be the cause of; bring about; precipitate; be the reason for
Derived forms of cause
causable, adjectivecausability, nouncauseless, adjectivecauser, nounWord Origin for cause
C13: from Latin causa cause, reason, motive
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Idioms and Phrases with cause
cause
In addition to the idioms beginning with cause
- cause a commotion
- cause raised eyebrows
also see:
- lost cause
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