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English to English conjunction
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Abbreviation of Because. |  | source: webster1913 noun
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events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something | | Example: they are trying to determine the cause of the crash
source: wordnet30
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a justification for something existing or happening | | Example: he had no cause to complain
they had good reason to rejoice
source: wordnet30
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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results | | source: wordnet30
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a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | | Example: the family brought suit against the landlord
source: wordnet30
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That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. | | source: webster1913 verb
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give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally | | Example: cause a commotion
make a stir
cause an accident
source: wordnet30
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cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse. | | source: webster1913
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