Cause

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
  • noun. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result.
  • noun. A basis for an action or response; a reason.
  • noun. A goal or principle served with dedication and zeal.
  • noun. The interests of a person or group engaged in a struggle.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A lawsuit or criminal prosecution.
  • noun. The ground or basis for a lawsuit.
  • noun. A subject under debate or discussion.
  • transitive verb. To be the cause of or reason for; result in.
  • transitive verb. To bring about or compel by authority or force.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make; force; compel; with an infinitive after the object: as, the storm caused him to seek shelter.
  • To show cause; give reasons.
  • noun. That by the power of which an event or thing is; a principle from which an effect arises; that upon which something depends per se; in general, anything which stands to something else in a real relation analogous to the mental relation of the antecedent to the consequent of a conditional proposition.
  • noun. Specifically An antecedent upon which an effect follows according to a law of nature; an efficient cause.
  • noun. The reason or motive for mental action or decision; ground for action in general.
  • noun. In law, a legal proceeding between adverse parties; a case for judicial decision. See case, 5.
  • noun. In a general sense, any subject of question or debate; a subject of special interest or concern; business; affair.
  • noun. Advantage; interest; sake.
  • noun. That side of a question which an individual or party takes up; that object to which the efforts of a person or party are directed.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
  • conjunction. Abbreviation of because.
  • transitive verb. To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make; -- usually followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb.
  • noun. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
  • noun. That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive.
  • noun. Sake; interest; advantage.
  • noun. A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
  • noun. Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general.
  • noun. The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain.
  • noun. the agent or force that produces a change or result.
  • noun. the end, design, or object, for which anything is done.
  • noun. the elements of a conception which make the conception or the thing conceived to be what it is; or the idea viewed as a formative principle and coöperating with the matter.
  • noun. that of which anything is made.
  • noun. See under Proximate.
  • noun. to join with in purposes and aims.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The source or reason of an event or action
  • noun. A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
  • verb. To set off an event or action.
  • verb. To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a justification for something existing or happening
  • noun. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
  • noun. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
  • noun. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
  • verb. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  • noun. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  • verb. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
  • Word Usage
    "Maybe I could be a singer, cause I didn't really start singing until I was pretty old, 'cause I didn't have no apparent talent for it."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    prevent  
    Form
    causation  
    has_topic
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    bring  compel  decide  encourage  inspire  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chas  Claus  Dawes  Maas  Oz  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    'ow  God  boire  call  children  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accomplish  achieve  act  action  action  
    variant
    because  
    verb-form
    caused  causes  causing