Definition of cause
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conjunction (con)
Abbreviation of Because . (conjunction)
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noun (n)
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something (noun.event)
Example: They are trying to determine the cause of the crash.
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a justification for something existing or happening (noun.communication)
Example: He had no cause to complain.
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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end (noun.act)
Example: They worked in the cause of world peace.
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any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results (noun.tops)
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a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (noun.act)
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That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. (noun)
source: webster1913
verb (v)
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (verb.creation)
Example: Cause a commotion.
Cause an accident.
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cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb.communication)
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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)
source: webster1913
To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse. (verb)
source: webster1913
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