cause

(Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, often, with-of) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
2. (especially, uncountable) Sufficient reason.
3. (countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Sake; interest; advantage.
5. (countable, obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
6. (countable) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.

Verb

1. (transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.
2. (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
3. (obsolete) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.

Conj

Alternative form of 'cause; because

Oposat a

effect#Noun

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kɔːz/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: cause

Heretat de anglès mitjà: causen

In summary

* From Middle English cause (also with the sense of “a thing”), borrowed from Old French cause (“a cause, a thing”), borrowed from Latin causa (“reason, sake, cause”), from Proto-Italic *kaussā, which is of unknown origin. Doublet of chose (“(law) a thing; personal property”). See accuse, excuse, recuse, ruse. Displaced native Old English intinga.
* From Middle English causen, Old French causer and Medieval Latin causāre.

Conceptes

causa

provocar

causar

fer

induir

motiu

raó

obligar

ocasionar

perquè

proporcionar

proveir

determinar

subministrar

temptar

campanya

crear

efectuar

judici

moviment

compel·lir

agent causal

facilitar

fornir

mitjançar

Sinònims

reason

make

bring about

motive

origin

occasion

produce

source

induce

create

do

engender

ground

provoke

effect

result in

give rise to

case

factor

arouse

make happen

root

generate

basis

inspire

originate

lead to

work

purpose

activate

grounds

give rise

movement

beget

raise

inflict

causa

get

cause to take place

pretext

lead

bring

because

procure

influence

prompt

drive

effort

concern

pose

Traduccions

causer

cause

causa

Ursache

verursachen

provoquer

causar

causare

causa

Grund

veroorzaken

raison

hervorrufen

causar

teweegbrengen

Frases

Cause you know how politicians are .

" Jellyfish can cause serious injuries ", the physician explained to the patient .

Neither conclusively identified the cause of the explosion .