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Detailed Synonyms for cause in English

cause:

cause [the ~] nom

  1. the cause
    the cause
  2. the cause
    the reason; the immediate cause; the motive; the cause
  3. the cause
    the motive; the cause
  4. the cause
    the reason; the cause; the immediate cause
  5. the cause
    – any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results 1
    the cause; the causal agent; the causal agency
    – any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results 1
  6. the cause
    – a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end 1
    the effort; the cause; the drive; the movement; the campaign; the crusade
    – a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end 1
    • effort [the ~] nom
      • contributed to the war effort1
    • cause [the ~] nom
      • they worked in the cause of world peace1
    • drive [the ~] nom
      • the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant1
    • movement [the ~] nom
      • the movement to end slavery1
    • campaign [the ~] nom
      • he supported populist campaigns1
    • crusade [the ~] nom
  7. the cause
    – a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy 1
    the cause; the case; the suit; the lawsuit; the causa
    – a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy 1
    • cause [the ~] nom
    • case [the ~] nom
    • suit [the ~] nom
      • the family brought suit against the landlord1
    • lawsuit [the ~] nom
    • causa [the ~] nom
  8. the cause
    – a justification for something existing or happening 1
    the cause; the reason; the grounds
    – a justification for something existing or happening 1
    • cause [the ~] nom
      • he had no cause to complain1
    • reason [the ~] nom
      • they had good reason to rejoice1
    • grounds [the ~] nom
  9. the cause
    – events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something 1
    the cause
    – events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something 1
    • cause [the ~] nom
      • they are trying to determine the cause of the crash1

to cause verbe (causes, caused, causing)

  1. to cause
    to cause; to instigate
    • cause verbe (causes, caused, causing)
    • instigate verbe (instigates, instigated, instigating)
  2. to cause
    to elicit; to bring on; to cause; to bring about
    • elicit verbe (elicits, elicited, eliciting)
    • bring on verbe (brings on, brought on, bringing on)
    • cause verbe (causes, caused, causing)
    • bring about verbe (brings about, brought about, bringing about)
  3. to cause
    engender; to cause; to give rise to; to provoke; to produce; to create
    • engender verbe
    • cause verbe (causes, caused, causing)
    • give rise to verbe (gives rise to, gave rise to, giving rise to)
    • provoke verbe (provokes, provoked, provoking)
    • produce verbe (produces, produced, producing)
    • create verbe (creates, created, creating)
  4. to cause
    – cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner 1
    to induce; to cause; to get; to have; to make; to stimulate
    – cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner 1
    • induce verbe (induces, induced, inducing)
      • The ads induced me to buy a VCR1
    • cause verbe (causes, caused, causing)
    • get verbe (gets, got, getting)
      • My children finally got me to buy a computer1
    • have verbe (has, had, having)
    • make verbe (makes, made, making)
      • My wife made me buy a new sofa1
    • stimulate verbe (stimulates, stimulated, stimulating)
  5. to cause
    – give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally 1
    to cause; to do; to make
    – give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally 1
    • cause verbe (causes, caused, causing)
      • cause a commotion1
      • cause an accident1
    • do verbe (does, did, doing)
    • make verbe (makes, made, making)
      • make a stir1

Conjugations for cause:

present
  1. cause
  2. cause
  3. causes
  4. cause
  5. cause
  6. cause
simple past
  1. caused
  2. caused
  3. caused
  4. caused
  5. caused
  6. caused
present perfect
  1. have caused
  2. have caused
  3. has caused
  4. have caused
  5. have caused
  6. have caused
past continuous
  1. was causing
  2. were causing
  3. was causing
  4. were causing
  5. were causing
  6. were causing
future
  1. shall cause
  2. will cause
  3. will cause
  4. shall cause
  5. will cause
  6. will cause
continuous present
  1. am causing
  2. are causing
  3. is causing
  4. are causing
  5. are causing
  6. are causing
subjunctive
  1. be caused
  2. be caused
  3. be caused
  4. be caused
  5. be caused
  6. be caused
diverse
  1. cause!
  2. let's cause!
  3. caused
  4. causing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "cause":

  1. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results1
  2. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end1
    • they worked in the cause of world peace1
  3. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy1
  4. a justification for something existing or happening1
    • he had no cause to complain1
  5. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something1
    • they are trying to determine the cause of the crash1
  6. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner1
  7. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally1
    • cause a commotion1
    • cause an accident1

Related Synonyms for cause