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cause (kôz)

a. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.

b. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result.

2. A basis for an action or response; a reason: The doctor's report gave no cause for alarm.

3. A goal or principle served with dedication and zeal: "the cause of freedom versus tyranny" (Hannah Arendt).

4. The interests of a person or group engaged in a struggle: "The cause of America is in great measure the cause of all mankind" (Thomas Paine).

5. Law

a. A ground for legal action.

b. A lawsuit.

6. A subject under debate or discussion.

tr.v. caused, caus·ing, caus·es

1. To be the cause of or reason for; result in.

2. To bring about or compel by authority or force: The moderator invoked a rule causing the debate to be ended.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin causa, reason, purpose.]

causa·ble adj.

causeless adj.

causer n.

Synonyms: cause, reason, occasion, antecedent
These nouns denote what brings about or is associated with an effect or result. A cause is an agent or condition that permits the occurrence of an effect or leads to a result: "He is not only dull in himself, but the cause of dullness in others" (Samuel Foote).
Reason refers to what explains the occurrence or nature of an effect: There was no obvious reason for the accident.
Occasion is a situation that permits or stimulates existing causes to come into play: "The immediate occasion of his departure ... was the favorable opportunity ... of migrating in a pleasant way" (Thomas De Quincey).
Antecedent refers to what has gone before and implies a relationship

but not necessarily a causal one

with what ensues: Some of the antecedents of World War II lie in economic conditions in Europe following World War I.

cause [kɔːz]

1. a person, thing, event, state, or action that produces an effect

2. grounds for action; motive; justification she had good cause to shout like that

3. the ideals, etc., of a group or movement the Communist cause

4. the welfare or interests of a person or group in a dispute they fought for the miners' cause

5. a matter of widespread concern or importance the cause of public health

6. (Law)

a. a ground for legal action; matter giving rise to a lawsuit

b. the lawsuit itself

7. (Philosophy) (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)

make common cause with to join with (a person, group, etc.) for a common objective

(tr) to be the cause of; bring about; precipitate; be the reason for

[from Latin causa cause, reason, motive]

causable adj

causability n

causeless adj

causer n

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Noun	1.	cause - events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" inception, origination, origin - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events antecedent - a preceding occurrence or cause or event aetiology, etiology - the cause of a disease factor - anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome" producer - something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease" mutagenesis - an event capable of causing a mutation
	2.	cause - a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" grounds, reason justification - a statement in explanation of some action or belief
	3.	cause - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" crusade, campaign, drive, effort, movement venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign - an organized program of advertisements anti-war movement - a campaign against entering or continuing a war charm campaign - a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support consumerism - a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign - the campaign of a candidate to be elected fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism - the movement aimed at equal rights for women gay lib, gay liberation movement - the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression lost cause - a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable reform - a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians" war - a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime" youth crusade, youth movement - political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people
	4.	cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results causal agency, causal agent physical entity - an entity that has physical existence individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" agent - an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" nature - a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women" occult, supernatural - supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" theurgy - the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs first cause, prime mover, primum mobile - an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause; "God is the first cause" destiny, fate - the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny" catalyst - something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country" deus ex machina - any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty manipulator, operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard" power, force - one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" life principle, vital principle - a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed engine - something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change" cause of death, killer - the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States" danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect
	5.	cause - a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" causa, lawsuit, suit, case civil suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant class action, class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group countersuit - a suit brought against someone who has sued you criminal suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant moot - a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot" bastardy proceeding, paternity suit - a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	cause - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" do, make shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" effect, effectuate, set up - produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" make - compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat" occasion - give occasion to call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" breed, engender, spawn - call forth incite, motivate, prompt, propel, actuate, move - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" impel, force - urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate facilitate - increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"
	2.	cause - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" induce, stimulate, make, get, have decide - cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!" persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" bring - induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well" solicit - incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents" encourage - spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" let - actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested" lead - cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" instigate, prompt, inspire - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses" compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

cause

noun

1. origin, source, agency, spring, agent, maker, producer, root, beginning, creator, genesis, originator, prime mover, mainspring Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease.
origin end, result, effect, consequence, outcome

2. reason, call, need, grounds, basis, incentive, motive, motivation, justification, inducement There is obvious cause for concern.

3. aim, movement, purpose, principle, object, ideal, enterprise, end His comments have done nothing to help the cause of peace.

verb

produce, begin, create, effect, lead to, occasion, result in, generate, provoke, compel, motivate, induce, bring about, give rise to, precipitate, incite, engender I don't want to cause any trouble.
produce stop, prevent, deter, foil, inhibit

Translations

cause [kɔːz]

A. N

1. (= origin) → causa f; (= reason) → motivo m, razón f
cause and effect → (relación de)causa y efecto
with good cause → con razón
to be the cause of → ser causa de
there's no cause for alarm → no hay por qué inquietarse
to give cause for complaint → dar motivo de queja
you have cause to be worried → usted tiene motivo para estar preocupado
to show cause (frm) → aducir argumentos convincentes

2. (= purpose) → causa f
in the cause of justice → por la justicia
to make common cause with → hacer causa común con
it's all in a good cause → se está haciendo por una buena causa
to die in a good cause → morir por una causa noble
to take up sb's cause → apoyar la campaña de algn
see also lost C

3. (Jur) → causa f, pleito m

B. VT → causar, provocar; [+ accident, trouble] → causar
I don't want to cause you any inconvenience → no quisiera causarle ninguna molestia
to cause sb to do sth → hacer que algn haga algo

C. CPD cause célèbre [ˌkɔːzseɪˈlebr] N → pleito m or caso m célebre

cause [ˈkɔːz]

[accident, cancer] → cause f
cause and effect → la cause et l'effet

(= reason) → raison f
to have no cause to do sth → ne pas avoir de raison de faire qch
cause for concern
There is no cause for concern → Il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter.

(= aims) → cause f
to make common cause with sb → faire cause commune avec qn

to be in a good cause, to be for a good cause → être pour la bonne cause

[+ disease] → causer

[+ accident] to cause an accident → provoquer un accident

(= make) to cause sth to be done → faire faire qch
to cause sb to do sth → faire faire qch à qn

cause

→ Ursache f → (of für); cause and effect → Ursache und Wirkung; what was the cause of the fire? → wodurch ist das Feuer entstanden?

(= reason) → Grund m, → Anlass m; she has no cause to be angry → sie hat keinen Grund, sich zu ärgern; the cause of his failure → der Grund für sein Versagen; with/without (good) cause → mit (triftigem)/ohne (triftigen) Grund; not without cause → nicht ohne Grund; there’s no cause for alarm → es besteht kein Grund or Anlass zur Aufregung; you have every cause to be worried → du hast allen Anlass zur Sorge; you have good cause for complaint → Sie haben allen Grund zur Klage, Sie beklagen sich zu Recht

(= purpose, ideal) → Sache f; to make common cause with somebody → mit jdm gemeinsame Sache machen; to work for or in a good cause → sich für eine gute Sache einsetzen; he died for the cause of peace → er starb für den Frieden or für die Sache des Friedens; in the cause of justice → für die (Sache der) Gerechtigkeit, im Namen der Gerechtigkeit; it’s all in a good cause → es ist für eine gute Sache

(Jur: = action) → Fall m, → Sache f

vt → verursachen; to cause somebody grief → jdm Kummer machen; to cause somebody to do something (form) → jdn veranlassen, etw zu tun (form)

cause [kɔːz]

1. n

a. → causa; (reason) → motivo, ragione f
cause and effect → causa ed effetto
with good cause → a ragione
to be the cause of → essere (la) causa di
there's no cause for alarm → non c'è motivo di allarme
there is no cause for concern → non c'è ragione di preoccuparsi

b. (purpose) → causa
in the cause of justice → per la (causa della) giustizia
to make common cause with → far causa comune con
it's all in a good cause (fam) → è tutto a fin di bene

2. vt → causare
to cause sth to be done → far fare qc
to cause sb to do sth → far fare qc a qn

cause [kɔːz]

1. n

b. (purpose) → causa
in the cause of justice → per la (causa della) giustizia
to make common cause with → far causa comune con
it's all in a good cause (fam) → è tutto a fin di bene

2. vt → causare
to cause sth to be done → far fare qc
to cause sb to do sth → far fare qc a qn

cause

n cause [koːz]

1 something or someone that produces an effect or result Having no money is the cause of all my misery. oorsaak سَبَب причина příčina årsag; grund die Ursache αιτία causa põhjus علت syy cause סִיבָּה, גוֹרֵם कारण uzrok ok penyebab orsök causa 原因 원인 priežastis cēlonis penyebab oorzaak årsak powód causa cauză причина príčina vzrok uzrok orsak, grund สาเหตุ neden, sebep 起因 причина وجہ ، سبب، باعث nguyên nhân 起因

2 a reason for an action; a motive You had no cause to treat your wife so badly. rede داعٍ، سَبَب повод důvod grund der Grund λόγος, κίνητρο razón, motivo alus دلیل syy, aihe raison סִיבָּה कारण uzrok, razlog ok alasan ástæða motivo, ragione 理由 이유 dingstis, pretekstas iemesls; pamats sebab reden grunn powód motivo motiv повод dôvod povod povod anledning, skäl เหตุผล neden, sebep 理由，動機 підстава; мотив علت ، محرک lý do 理由

3 an aim or concern for which an individual or group works cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace. saak قَضِيَّه кауза problém; věc, záležitost sag die Angelegenheit σκοπός, υπόθεση causa asi, üritus انگیزه asia cause מַטָרָה उद्देश्य povod ügy tujuan málstaður causa 目標 이상 tikslas lieta; ideja matlamat zaak sak cel causa obiectiv, cauză (общее) дело vec cilj; v imenu (miru) cilj sak วัตถุประสงค์ ilke, amaç, dava 目標 справа مقصد ، نصبالعین sự nghiệp 目标

to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase. veroorsaak يُسَبِّبُ пораждам způsobit, zapříčinit være årsag verursachen, veranlassen προκαλώ, επιφέρω causar põhjustama سبب شدن؛ موجب شدن aiheuttaa causer לִגרוֹם कारण होना, उत्पन्न करना izazvati, prouzročiti okoz menyebabkan koma (e-m) til (að gera e-ð) causare ひき起こす 원인이 되다 būti priežastimi, priversti būt par iemeslu; izraisīt; piespiest mencari punca veroorzaken forårsake, få til å, bringe til, påføre powodować causar. a cauza, a face быть причиной; заставлять spôsobiť, zapríčiniť povzročiti; pripeljati do česa prouzrokovati orsaka, föranleda, vålla ก่อให้เกิด neden olmak, yol açmak 導致，造成 спричиняти, завдавати وجود یا عمل میں لانا gây ra 使发生

cause → سبب, يُسبب příčina, věc, způsobit årsag, forårsage, sag Sache, Ursache, verursachen αιτία, προκαλώ, σκοπός causa, causar aiheuttaa, asia, syy cause, causer prouzročiti, razlog, stvar causa, provocare 大義, 引き起こす, 理由 원인, 원인이 되다, 이상 doel, reden, veroorzaken forårsake, grunn, sak motyw, powód, spowodować causa, causar благое дело, послужить причиной, причина orsak, orsaka, sak เหตุผลที่ดี, ทำให้เกิด, หัวเรื่องการอภิปราย amaç, neden, yol açmak gây ra, nguyên do, sự nghiệp 原因, 引起

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