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cause
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- pronunciation:
- kawz
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A cause is the thing or person that makes something happen. When there is an accident, for example, people usually want to know the cause of it. They want to know why it happened.
Everybody could see that Dylan was sad but nobody knew the cause. They didn't know that his best friend was moving away.
- synonyms:
- agent, influence, source
- antonyms:
- effect
- similar words:
- factor, occasion, root
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| definition 2: |
A cause is a good reason for something. If there is a cause to be worried, it means that there is a good reason for being worried. It makes sense to be worried because there really is some kind of danger or trouble. If there is no cause to be worried about something, then there is no real reason for it.
Max has no cause to be angry at Cody. Cody didn't do or say anything against Max.- synonyms:
- excuse, reason
- similar words:
- explanation, grounds
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| definition 3: |
A cause is an idea or a goal that is important to people. Helping animals that have no homes is an example of a cause that people give money to or work for.
They are working for the cause of world peace.- similar words:
- belief, ideal, side
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| related words: |
foundation, movement, origin |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
causes, causing, caused |
| definition: |
When you cause something, you make it happen. You are the reason that it happens. If something causes another thing, it makes it happen. It is the reason that it happens.
Ice can cause accidents on the roads.A lot of sunlight and rain caused the grass to grow high.- similar words:
- bring, create, determine, do, effect, lead, prompt, stimulate, sway
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| related words: |
account, dispose, mean, pick, produce, result, start, yield |
| derivation: |
causeless (adj.) |
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