cause
Noun:
- A person, thing, or event that makes something happen: The reason why something exists or occurs.
- A principle, aim, or movement that one is prepared to support or advocate for: A goal or ideal that people work to achieve.
- A matter to be resolved in a court of law: A case or lawsuit.
Verb:
- To make something happen; to be the reason that something occurs: To produce an effect or result.
- To prompt or force someone to do something: To be the reason that a person acts in a specific way.
Noun:
- Scientists are trying to determine the cause of the fire. (The origin or reason for the fire.)
- She dedicated her life to the cause of environmental protection. (The goal or movement she supports.)
- The lawyer presented his client's cause before the judge. (The legal case.)
Verb:
- Heavy rain can cause flooding in this area. (Make flooding happen.)
- The loud noise caused the baby to wake up. (Made the baby wake up.)
"To have cause to (do something)": To have a good reason or justification for doing something.
- After the repeated delays, we had cause to complain to the manager.
"In the cause of (something)": For the sake of or in support of a particular principle or goal.
- They were working in the cause of peace and reconciliation.
"A lost cause": A person or goal that is certain to fail or cannot be helped.
- Trying to convince him is a lost cause; he never changes his mind.
Causal (adj): Relating to or acting as a cause.
- There is a causal relationship between smoking and lung disease.
Causation (n): The action of causing something; the relationship between cause and effect.
- The study investigates the causation of the economic crisis.
Causative (adj): Acting as a cause; (in grammar) expressing causation (e.g., the verb "to raise" is the causative form of "to rise").
- "To fell" is the causative verb meaning "to cause to fall."
- Noun (Reason): Reason, origin, source, root.
- Noun (Goal): Principle, ideal, movement, crusade.
- Verb: Produce, create, generate, bring about, induce, prompt.
Cause for (something): A reason for a particular feeling or reaction.
- The sudden improvement in sales is cause for celebration.
Make common cause with (someone): To join with someone to achieve a shared goal.
- The two political parties made common cause with each other to pass the new law.
A champion of a cause: Someone who fights for or defends a particular principle or goal.
- She was known as a champion of the cause for workers' rights.
For one's own cause: For one's own personal benefit or reasons.
- He pretended to help, but he was really working for his own 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
- any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
- 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
- a justification for something existing or happening
- he had no cause to complain
- they had good reason to rejoice
- events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
- they are trying to determine the cause of the crash
- 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
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- cause a commotion
- make a stir
- cause an accident