cause meaning

Verb: cause  koz

1. Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
   "cause a commotion"; "cause an accident"
   - do, make 
2. Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
   - induce, stimulate, have, get, make

Noun: cause  koz

1. Events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
   "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" 
2. A justification for something existing or happening
   "he had no cause to complain"
   - reason, grounds 
3. A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
   "they worked in the cause of world peace"
   - campaign, crusade, drive, movement, effort 
4. Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
   - causal agent, causal agency 
5. A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
   - lawsuit, suit, case, causa

Sounds like: caws, cores, cors

Derived forms: causing, causes, caused

See also: causal, causation, causative

Type of: create, inception, justification, legal proceeding, make, origin, origination, physical entity, proceeding, proceedings, venture

Encyclopedia: Cause

[Law]
n. 1. A court action.
2. See CAUSATION.

[Computer]
<programming> A testing technique that aids in selecting, in a systematic way, a high-yield set of test cases that logically relates causes to effects to produce test cases. It has a beneficial side effect in pointing out incompleteness and ambiguities in specifications.

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1. the actual cause awaits further investigation.
2. the brakes locked, causing the car to skid.
3. the strike has caused a lot of misery.
4. cavities in teeth are caused by decay.
5. the violent storms caused several power cuts