cause

(Anglais)

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

Opposé de

effect#Noun

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɔːz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: cause

Hérité de moyen anglais: 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.

Concepts

causer

cause

provoquer

raison

produire

engendrer

faire

entraîner

occasionner

rendre

entrainer

procurer

déterminer

motif

susciter

générer

inciter

effectuer

procès

situer

créer

poser

donner

sens

faire naître

réaliser

fabriquer

déclencher

agacer

campagne

induire

construire

motiver

par conséquent

procréer

relever

réserver

réveiller

source

stimuler

sujet

causer des ennuis

circonstances

donner le jour à

donner lieu à

donner naissance à

entraîner des conséquences

obliger à

poursuite judiciaire

pousser à

Synonymes

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

Traductions

Ursache

causa

verursachen

causar

causare

causa

Grund

veroorzaken

hervorrufen

causar

teweegbrengen

veranlassen

αιτία

bewirken

causa

Phrases

Cause you know how politicians are .

Parce que vous savez à quel point les politiciens sont.

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

"Les méduses peuvent causer de graves blessures", a expliqué le médecin au patient.

Neither conclusively identified the cause of the explosion .

Ni l'un ni l'autre n'a identifié de manière concluante la cause de l'explosion.