cause

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 External links 1.6 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.4 Verb 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Portuguese 4.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English cause from Old French cause (“‘a cause, a thing’”) from Latin causa (“‘reason, sake, cause’”), in Mediaeval Latin also "a thing". Origin uncertain. See accuse, excuse. Displaced native Middle English sake "cause, reason" (from Old English sacu "cause"), Middle English andweorc, andwork "matter, cause" (from Old English andweorc "matter, thing, cause").

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• enPR: kôz, IPA: /kɔːz/, SAMPA: /kO:z/
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  Rhymes: -ɔːz

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• caws
• cores (non-rhotic dialects)

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cause (plural causes)

1. The source or reason of an event or action
2. A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.

   He is fighting for a just cause.

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• reason (1)
• source (1)

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• because

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• causal
• causative
• causality
• cause celebre

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• effect

[edit] Verb

to cause (third-person singular simple present causes, present participle causing, simple past and past participle caused)

1. To set off an event or action.

   The explosion caused a panic.

2. To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.

   The explosion caused much damage to the building.

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• causation

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[edit] External links

• cause in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• cause in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acesu
• sauce

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from classical Latin causa. Compare chose.

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• IPA: /koz/
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cause f. (plural causes)

1. cause
2. case (a legal proceeding)

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• à cause de

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cause

1. Third person singular indicative of causer

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cause f.

1. Plural form of causa.

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cause

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb causar.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of verb causar.
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb causar.
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb causar.