Cause

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
  • n. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result.
  • n. A basis for an action or response; a reason: The doctor's report gave no cause for alarm.
  • n. A goal or principle served with dedication and zeal: "the cause of freedom versus tyranny” ( Hannah Arendt).
  • n. 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).
  • n. Law A ground for legal action.
  • n. Law A lawsuit.
  • n. A subject under debate or discussion.
  • v. To be the cause of or reason for; result in.
  • v. To bring about or compel by authority or force: The moderator invoked a rule causing the debate to be ended.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The source or reason of an event or action
  • n. A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
  • v. To set off an event or action.
  • v. To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
  • n. That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive.
  • n. Sake; interest; advantage.
  • n. 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.
  • n. Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general.
  • n. 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.
  • v. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
  • conjunction. Abbreviation of because.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. 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.
  • n. Specifically An antecedent upon which an effect follows according to a law of nature; an efficient cause.
  • n. The reason or motive for mental action or decision; ground for action in general.
  • n. In law, a legal proceeding between adverse parties; a case for judicial decision. See case, 5.
  • n. In a general sense, any subject of question or debate; a subject of special interest or concern; business; affair.
  • n. Advantage; interest; sake.
  • n. 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.
  • To make; force; compel; with an infinitive after the object: as, the storm caused him to seek shelter.
  • To show cause; give reasons.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a justification for something existing or happening
  • n. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
  • n. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
  • n. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
  • v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  • n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  • v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
    • Antonym
    prevent   
    Verb Form
    caused    causes    causing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    justification   
    Variant
    because   
    Hyponym
    decide    let    solicit    lead    bring    compel    suborn    encourage    instigate    persuade   
    Form
    causation   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    source    reason    motive    mainspring    action    suit    origin    inducement    object    purpose   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chas    Claus    Dawes    Maas    Oz    Pas    Pause    Paz    ahs    applause   
    Unknown
    Health & Medicine   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    consequence    reason    result    condition    evidence    danger    mebbe    'ow    oo    ortoo   
     
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