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cause

English

  1. 🔊 a justification for something existing or happening
    “he had no cause to complain”
  2. 🔊 events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
    “they are trying to determine the cause of the crash”
  3. 🔊 any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
  4. 🔊 a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
    “he supported populist campaigns”
  5. 🔊 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”
  6. 🔊 give rise to
    “cause a commotion”
  7. 🔊 cause to do
    “The ads induced me to buy a VCR”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 causa cause
  2. 🔊 causante cause
  3. 🔊 ocasionar to cause
  4. 🔊 principio cause, origin
  5. 🔊 causar to cause, to make
  6. 🔊 acarrear to cause, bring up (negative effects)

Similar words

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