cause
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1.8
- noun
- /kɔz/
:
causa
- Studies show that smoking is a major cause of lung cancer.
- cause and effect
- cause of death
- root cause
But the true statement is not the cause of the man's existing.
- But the true statement is not the cause of the man's existing.
- It suggests that Jupiter itself is the cause of its own Aurora.
- Insulin resistance being the underlying cause of pre diabetes.
Examples
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Lifestyle changes over the past several decades may be one cause of higher obesity rates.
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A stronger middle class is the cause of economic growth.
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And that is the cause of all of our problems.
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You are not the cause of my experience.
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We need some kind of cause to lead to an effect.
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The people call this witness only to show the cause of death.
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No one knows for sure whether the cause was water levels or another factor.
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I think forced certainty is the cause of a lot of our conflicts.
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There appeared to be little appetite for finding the attack's root causes and its failed detection.
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Finances are frequently cited by college administrators as a top cause of college student stress and dropout.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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1.0
A cause or explanation for something that happened
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3.2
Reasons that justify a decision or action
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3.6
The main reason why a problem happens
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4.5
A thing or condition that directly makes something happen
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6.9
A person or thing that makes something happen
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7.0
A person or thing that makes something happen
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8.5
A person or thing that makes something happen
A thing or person that makes something happen
Antonyms
Compounds
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9.3
An event like a trial that gets a lot of public attention because people strongly disagree about it
- Formal
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9.9
A being or force believed to be the original reason everything exists and was not made by anything
How Causal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cause comes from the old Latin word causa, meaning 'reason' or 'case'. It is the same root you see in because, so a cause is the 'reason' something happens.