cause

Meaning

Noun

1. cause
2. case (a legal proceeding)

Verb

1. inflection of causer:
2. inflection of causer:

Concepts

cause

reason

case

origin

matter

motive

thing

affair

destiny

source

circumstances

ground

event

fall

brief

issue

spring

wherefore

fate

condition

convenience

meaning

situation

derivation

history

pretext

fault

occasion

sake

base

foundation

fundament

Sens

signification

example

objective

because

causal agency

causal agent

campaign

crusade

drive

effort

movement

causa

lawsuit

suit

casing

shell

due

intellect

understanding

grammatical case

legal brief

grounds

drop

guinea pig

subject

consequence

effect

outcome

result

upshot

rationality

reasonableness

question

business

genesis

factor

enchesoun

why

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koz/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cause, borrowed from Classical Latin causa. Compare chose, an inherited doublet.

Sentences

La cause de cette mort est obscure .

The cause of this death is obscure.

Énervé par cette décision , Tom le frappe , ce qui cause son renvoi .

Angered by this decision, Tom hits him, causing his dismissal.

En aucun cas ce que nous proposons ne remet en cause la solidarité nationale .

In no way does what we are proposing call into question national solidarity.