cause
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: law
Etymology: * From Middle English cause (also with the sense of “a thing”), borrowed from Old French cause (“a cause, a thing”), borrowed from Latin causa (“reason, sake, cause”), from Proto-Italic *kaussā, which is of unknown origin. Doublet of chose (“(law) a thing; personal property”). See accuse, excuse, recuse, ruse. Displaced native Old English intinga.
* From Middle English causen, Old French causer and Medieval Latin causāre.
Inflected forms:
form: causes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: causes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: causing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: caused
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: caused
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: cause
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: cause
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: caused
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: cause
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: causest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: caused
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: causedst
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: causes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: causeth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: caused
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: cause
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: caused
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: cause
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: caused
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: cause
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: causing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: caused
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
Senses:
gloss: The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
pos: noun
tags: countable
often
with-of
examples: They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.
We thanke you both, yet one but flatters vs,
As well appeareth by the cauſe you come,
Namely, to appeale each other of high treaſon.
He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
gloss: Sufficient reason.
pos: noun
tags: especially
uncountable
examples: There is no cause for alarm.
The end of the war was a cause for celebration.
He has no cause to do that.
gloss: A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: God befriend us, as our cause is just.
The part they take against me is from zeal to the cause.
I'm not fighting for anything anymore, except myself. I'm the only cause I'm interested in.
There is much to regret about America's failure in Vietnam. The reasons are etched in black marble on the Washington Mall. But we had believed the cause that America had asked us to serve in Vietnam was a worthy one, and millions who defended it had done so honorably.
"I thought you were loyal to the cause, Paul."
“I was,” Grayson answered. “Then I saw the kind of people who share your vision, and I had a change of heart.”
gloss: Sake; interest; advantage.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: I did it not for his cause.
gloss: Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
examples: What counsel give you in this weighty cause?
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: countable
gloss: To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The lightning caused thunder.
Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes.[…]She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic[…]real kidneys[…]. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.
gloss: To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
pos: verb
tags: ditransitive
examples: His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.
I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days.
And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good.
gloss: To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
examples: He, to shifte their curious request, / Gan causen why she could not come in place.
Synonyms: basis
cause
genesis
germ
origin
principle
reason
root
source
Antonyms: consequence
effect
result
hindrance
impediment
preventer
prohibitor
Related words: effect
agency
completion
finish
outcome
because
because of
beginning
Derived words: all-cause
because
by-cause
bycause
causal
causality
causative
cause and effect
cause célèbre
cause celebre
causeful
causeless
cause of action
cause of death
common cause
concause
countercause
efficient cause
external cause
final cause
first cause
for cause
forcause
formal cause
good cause
hour of cause
intervening cause
just cause
lost cause
make common cause
material cause
no one should be judge in his own cause
order to show cause
probable cause
protocause
proximate cause
rebel without a cause
root cause
root-cause
show cause
style of cause
subcause
superseding cause
supervening cause
with cause
without cause
uncause
causable
causation
cause a stir
causee
causer
causingness
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: oorsaak
lang: Albanian
word: arsye
lang: Albanian
word: ngajë
lang: Arabic
word: سَبَب
roman: sabab
lang: Arabic
word: سبب
roman: sabab
lang: Arabic
word: سبب
roman: sábab
lang: Armenian
word: պատճառ
roman: patčaṙ
lang: Azerbaijani
word: səbəb
lang: Azerbaijani
word: bais
lang: Bashkir
word: сәбәп
roman: səbəp
lang: Basque
word: kausa
lang: Belarusian
word: прычы́на
roman: pryčýna
lang: Bengali
word: কারণ
roman: karon
lang: Bulgarian
word: причи́на
roman: pričína
lang: Bulgarian
word: по́вод
roman: póvod
lang: Catalan
word: causa
lang: Cebuano
word: kawsa
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 原因
roman: yuányīn
lang: Czech
word: příčina
lang: Czech
word: důvod
lang: Danish
word: årsag
lang: Dutch
word: oorzaak
lang: Dutch
word: reden
lang: Dutch
word: aanleiding
lang: Esperanto
word: kaŭzo
lang: Estonian
word: alus
lang: Estonian
word: ajend
lang: Estonian
word: põhjus
lang: Etruscan
word: 𐌂𐌀𐌅𐌔𐌀
roman: cavsa
lang: Finnish
word: syy
lang: Finnish
word: juuri
lang: Finnish
word: lähde
lang: French
word: cause
lang: French
word: raison
lang: North Frisian
word: uursaag
lang: North Frisian
word: grünj
lang: North Frisian
word: uursaage
lang: North Frisian
word: (Ockholm) uursååge
lang: North Frisian
word: (Langenhorn) uursaage
lang: North Frisian
word: uursaage
lang: Saterland Frisian
word: Uurseeke
lang: Saterland Frisian
word: Gruund
lang: West-Frisian
word: oarsaak
lang: Galician
word: causa
lang: Georgian
word: მიზეზი
roman: mizezi
lang: Georgian
word: საფუძველი
roman: sapuʒveli
lang: German
word: Ursache
lang: German
word: Anlass
lang: German
word: Grund
lang: Greek
word: αιτία
roman: aitía
lang: Greek
word: λόγος
roman: lógos
lang: Ancient Greek
word: αἰτία
roman: aitía
lang: Haitian Creole
word: lakòz
lang: Hebrew
word: סיבה \ סִבָּה
roman: sibá
lang: Hindi
word: कारण
roman: kāraṇ
lang: Hungarian
word: ok
lang: Icelandic
word: orsök
lang: Indonesian
word: kausa
lang: Indonesian
word: penyebab
lang: Irish
word: réasún
lang: Irish
word: siocair
lang: Old Irish
word: accuis
lang: Italian
word: causa
lang: Japanese
word: 原因
roman: gen'in
lang: Khmer
word: ហេតុ
roman: haet
lang: Kilivila
word: uula
lang: Korean
word: 원인
roman: wonin
lang: Kyrgyz
word: шылтоо
roman: şıltoo
lang: Latin
word: causa
lang: Latin
word: ratiō
lang: Latvian
word: iemesls
lang: Latvian
word: cēlonis
lang: Lithuanian
word: priežastis
lang: Lithuanian
word: pagrindas
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Ursaach
lang: Macedonian
word: при́чина
roman: príčina
lang: Malay
word: sebab
lang: Malay
word: pasal
lang: Maltese
word: kaġun
lang: Māori
word: whakataenga
lang: Eastern Mari
word: амал
roman: amal
lang: Norwegian
word: årsak
lang: Norwegian
word: grunn
lang: Occitan
word: causa
lang: Old English
word: intinga
lang: Persian
word: سبب
roman: sabab
lang: Polish
word: przyczyna
lang: Portuguese
word: causa
lang: Romanian
word: cauză
lang: Russian
word: причи́на
roman: pričína
lang: Russian
word: основа́ние
roman: osnovánije
lang: Sanskrit
word: हेतु
roman: hetu
lang: Sardinian
word: càusa
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: adhbhar
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ра́злог
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: у̀зрок
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: rázlog
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ùzrok
lang: Sicilian
word: causanza
lang: Sikkimese
word: རྐྱེན
roman: rkyen
lang: Slovak
word: príčina
lang: Slovene
word: vzrok
lang: Slovene
word: razlog
lang: Spanish
word: causa
lang: Swedish
word: orsak
lang: Swedish
word: grund
lang: Tagalog
word: kawsa
lang: Tajik
word: сабаб
roman: sabab
lang: Thai
word: สาเหตุ
roman: sǎa-hèet
lang: Turkish
word: sebep
lang: Turkish
word: neden
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: سبب
roman: sebeb
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: علت
roman: ʼillet
lang: Ukrainian
word: причи́на
roman: pryčýna
lang: Urdu
word: وجہ
roman: waja
lang: Urdu
word: سبب
roman: sabab
lang: Urdu
word: باعث
roman: bāis
lang: Uyghur
word: سەۋەپ
roman: sewep
lang: Uyghur
word: خۇسۇس
roman: xusus
lang: Uzbek
word: sabab
lang: Vietnamese
word: nguyên nhân
lang: Welsh
word: achos
lang: Zazaki
word: sebeb
lang: Zulu
word: umsuka