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cause
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- pronunciation:
- kawz
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something or someone that produces a result or effect.
The new baby was the cause of much joy.The cause of the fire was a cigarette.
- synonyms:
- agent, influence, source
- antonyms:
- effect
- similar words:
- factor, instrumentality, motive, occasion, root, stimulus
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| definition 2: |
good reason or sufficient motive.
There is no cause for worry.He punished the child without cause.- synonyms:
- excuse, justification, rationale, reason, warrant
- similar words:
- explanation, grounds, subject
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| definition 3: |
a principle or goal that one serves by action.
They're working for the cause of world peace.- similar words:
- belief, conviction, ideal, mission, side, tenet
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| definition 4: |
in law, a basis for legal action.
You must show cause in order to receive an injunction.- similar words:
- basis, grounds
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| related words: |
action, foundation, mother, movement, origin, warrant |
adjective + (n.)cause
common, exact, external, immediate, internal, just, leading, liberal, lost, main, major, natural, noble, primary, probable, underlying, worthy
verb + (n.)cause
advance, attribute, champion, determine
noun + (n.)cause
root, symptom
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
causes, causing, caused |
| definition: |
to make happen; be the cause of.
The rain caused flooding.[verb + gerund
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The accident was caused by a drunk driver.The insult caused him to lose his temper.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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The ice caused the car to skid.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- beget, induce
- similar words:
- author, breed, bring, create, determine, do, effect, engender, give rise to, lead, originate, prompt, provoke, stimulate, sway, work
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| related words: |
account, beget, carry, compel, connote, dispose, let, mean, occasion, pick, procure, produce, result, start, yield |
adverb + (v.)cause
potentially
(v.)cause
+ noun
accident,
alarm,
anxiety,
brain,
cancer,
casualty,
chaos,
collapse,
complication,
confusion,
controversy,
crash,
damage,
death,
decline,
defect,
deficiency,
delay,
depression,
destruction,
diarrhea,
difficulty,
discomfort,
disease,
disruption,
distress,
disturbance,
drop,
earthquake,
embarrassment,
erosion,
explosion,
failure,
fatigue,
fever,
flood,
flooding,
friction,
fungus,
grief,
hardship,
harm,
havoc,
headache,
illness,
increase,
infection,
inflammation,
inflation,
injury,
irritation,
kidney,
liver,
loss,
lung,
muscle,
mutation,
outbreak,
pain,
panic,
problem,
reaction,
recession,
ripple,
sensation,
shift,
shortage,
stir,
stomach,
strain,
stress,
stroke,
suffering,
tension,
tissue,
trauma,
trouble,
tumor,
uproar,
vessel,
warming
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| derivation: |
causeless (adj.) |
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