cause

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cause
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Meanings
noun
  • a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.
    E.g. the cause of the accident is not clear
  • a principle, aim, or movement to which one is committed and which one is prepared to defend or advocate.
    E.g. she devoted her whole adult life to the cause of deaf people
  • a matter to be resolved in a court of law.
    E.g. forty-five causes were entered in the list for the March session
verb
  • make (something, especially something bad) happen.
    E.g. this disease can cause blindness
’cause
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Meanings
conjunction
  • short for because.

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