cause
[ kawz ]
/ kɔz /
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noun
verb (used with object), caused, caus·ing.
to be the cause of; bring about.
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Idioms about 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
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Latin causa “reason, sake, case”
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.
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'cause
[ kawz, kuhz, unstressed kuhz ]
/ kɔz, kʌz, unstressed kəz /
conjunction Informal.
a shortened form of because.
Origin of 'cause
First recorded in 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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