cause (kɔːz
)
Definitions
noun
- a person, thing, event, state, or action that produces an effect
- grounds for action; motive; justification ⇒
she had good cause to shout like that
- the ideals, etc, of a group or movement ⇒
the Communist cause
- the welfare or interests of a person or group in a dispute ⇒
they fought for the miners' cause
- a matter of widespread concern or importance ⇒
the cause of public health
- a ground for legal action; matter giving rise to a lawsuit
- the lawsuit itself
- (in the philosophy of Aristotle) any of four requirements for a thing's coming to be, namely material (material cause), its nature (formal cause), an agent (efficient cause), and a purpose (final cause)
- See make common cause with
verb
- (tr) to be the cause of; bring about; precipitate; be the reason for
Alternative Forms
ˈcausable adjective ˌcausaˈbility noun ˈcauseless adjective ˈcauser nounWord Origin
C13: from Latin causa cause, reason, motiveSynonyms
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Translations
- British English:
cause
The cause of an event is the thing that makes it happen.We still don't know the exact cause of the accident.kɔːz NOUN We still don't know the exact cause of the accident.
- Spanish:
causa
nf
- French:
cause
nf
- German:
Ursache
nf
- Chinese: 原因 n
- Arabic: سَبَب n
- Portuguese: causa nf
- Russian: причина nf
- Croatian: razlog nm
- Czech: příčina nf
- Danish: årsag nutr
- Dutch: reden n
- Finnish: syy n
- Greek: αιτία nf
- Italian: causa nf
- Japanese: 理由 n
- Korean: 원인 n
- Norwegian: grunn nm
- Polish: powód nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: causa nf
- European Spanish:
causa
nf
- Swedish: orsak nutr
- Thai: เหตุผลที่ดี n
- Turkish: neden n
- Vietnamese: nguyên do n
- British English:
cause
A cause is an aim which a group of people supports or is fighting for....present-day supporters of the cause.kɔːz NOUN ...present-day supporters of the cause.
- Spanish:
causa
nf
- French:
cause
nf
- German:
Sache
nf
- Chinese: 事业 n
- Arabic: قَضِيَّة n
- Portuguese: causa nf
- Russian: благое дело nnt
- Croatian: stvar nf
- Czech: věc nf
- Danish: sag nutr
- Dutch: doel nnt
- Finnish: asia n
- Greek: σκοπός nm
- Italian: causa nf
- Japanese: 大義
- Korean: 이상 n
- Norwegian: sak nm
- Polish: motyw nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: causa nf
- European Spanish:
causa
nf
- Swedish: sak nutr
- Thai: หัวเรื่องการอภิปราย n
- Turkish: amaç n
- Vietnamese: sự nghiệp n
- British English:
cause
To cause something, usually something bad, means to make it happen.Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems.kɔːz VERB Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems.
- Spanish:
causar
v
- French:
causer
vt
- German:
verursachen
v
- Chinese: 引起 v
- Arabic: يُسَبِّبُ v
- Portuguese: causar v
- Russian: послужить причиной v
- Croatian: prouzročiti v
- Czech: způsobit v způsobovat
- Danish: forårsage v
- Dutch: veroorzaken v
- Finnish: aiheuttaa v
- Greek: προκαλώ v
- Italian: provocare v
- Japanese: 引き起こす v
- Korean: 원인이 되다 v
- Norwegian: forårsake v
- Polish: spowodować v powodować
- Brazilian Portuguese: causar v
- European Spanish:
causar
v
- Swedish: orsaka v
- Thai: ทำให้เกิด v
- Turkish: yol açmak v
- Vietnamese: gây ra v