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cause

Definition of cause (English)

conjunction

  1. Abbreviation of Because.
    sumber: webster1913

noun

  1. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
    • they are trying to determine the cause of the crash
    sumber: wordnet30
  2. a justification for something existing or happening
    • he had no cause to complain
    • they had good reason to rejoice
    sumber: wordnet30
  3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
    • he supported populist campaigns
    • they worked in the cause of world peace
    • the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
    • the movement to end slavery
    • contributed to the war effort
    sumber: wordnet30
  4. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
    sumber: wordnet30
  5. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
    • the family brought suit against the landlord
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  6. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
    sumber: webster1913

verb

  1. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
    • cause a commotion
    • make a stir
    • cause an accident
    sumber: wordnet30
  2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
    • The ads induced me to buy a VCR
    • My children finally got me to buy a computer
    • My wife made me buy a new sofa
    sumber: wordnet30
  3. To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make; -- usually followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb.
    sumber: webster1913
  4. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
    sumber: webster1913