Meaning of cause | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
   countable, often, with-of
2. make common cause, to unite in a joint effort.
3. Sufficient reason.
   especially, uncountable
4. lawsuit
5. because.
6. A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
   countable
7. a dish in Peruvian cuisine made with potatoes and layered or topped with meat or vegetables
8. To be the cause of:bring, bring about, bring on, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir (up), touch off, trigger.
9. Sake; interest; advantage.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
10. dude, mate, bro
11. 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 causar způsobit, zapříčinit verursachen, veranlassen være årsag προκαλώ, επιφέρωcausar 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 veroorzak...
12. Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
    countable, obsolete
13. third-person singular present indicative
14. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
15. 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.
    countable
16. A basis for an action or response; a reason: The doctor's report gave no cause for alarm.
17. A goal or principle served with dedication and zeal: "the cause of freedom versus tyranny" (Hannah Arendt).
18. 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).
19. Law a. A lawsuit or criminal prosecution.
    Law
20. A subject under debate or discussion.

Equivalents

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.”

“There is no cause for alarm.”

“The end of the war was a cause for celebration.”

“He has no cause to do that.”

“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.””

“I did it not for his cause.”

“What counsel give you in this weighty cause?”

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