Definition of causes in English

Wiktionary

causes (Noun)
Plural of cause.

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causes, verb, present, 3rd person singular of cause (infinitive).
causes, noun, plural of cause.

WordNet

Noun Plural: causes
cause - events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
		inception, origination, origin properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
		antecedent the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
		aetiology, etiology the philosophical study of causation
		factor an independent variable in statistics
		producer something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease"
cause - a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
		reason, grounds
		justification the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller
Verb causes, causing, caused
cause - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
		do, make
		create, make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
		influence, shape, regulate, mold, determine have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
		pioneer, initiate open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"
		effectuate, effect, set up produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"
		make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
		occasion give occasion to
		call forth, kick up, provoke, evoke cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust"
		engender, spawn, breed call forth
		motivate, actuate, propel, incite, prompt, move give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
		impel, force urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
		facilitate make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

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Wiktionary

cause (Noun)
The source or reason of an event or action.
cause (Noun)
A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
cause (Verb)
To set off an event or action.
cause (Verb)
To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

cause (v.)
That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
cause (v.)
That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.
cause (v.)
Sake; interest; advantage.
cause (v.)
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.
cause (v.)
Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general.
cause (v.)
The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain.
cause (n.)
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.
cause (v. i.)
To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
cause (conj.)
Abbreviation of Because.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

cause
That which brings about any condition or produces any effect.
cause
To be the cause of.
cause
Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results.
cause
A justification for something existing or happening.
cause
A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.
cause
A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
cause
To make something happen.
cause
To act in such a way as to.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

cause
kawz, n. that which produces an effect: that by or through which anything happens: motive: inducement: a legal action between contending parties: sake, advantage: that side of a question which is taken up by an individual or party: (Shak.) accusation: (Shak.) matter, affair in general.—v.t. to produce: to make to exist: to bring about: (Spens.) to give excuses.—conj. (dial.) because.—adj. Caus′al, relating to a cause or causes.—n. Causal′ity, the working of a cause: (phren.) the faculty of tracing effects to their causes.—adv. Caus′ally, according to the order of causes.—ns. Causā′tion, the act of causing: the bringing about of an effect; the relation of cause and effect; Causā′tionism, the theory of causation; Causā′tionist, a believer in the foregoing.—adj. Caus′ative, expressing causation.—n. a form of verb or noun expressing such.—adv. Caus′atively.—adj. Cause′less, having no cause or occasion.—adv. Cause′lessly.—ns. Cause′lessness; Caus′er, one who causes an effect to be produced.—Cause célèbre, a convenient French term for a specially interesting and important legal trial, criminal or civil.—Final cause, the end or object for which a thing is done, esp. the design of the universe; First cause, the original cause or creator of all.—Hour of cause (Scot.), hour or time of trial.—Secondary causes, such as are derived from a primary or first cause.—Have or Show cause, to have to give reasons for a certain line of action; Make common cause (with), to unite for a common object; Show cause (Eng. law), to argue against the confirmation of a provisional order or judgment.—For Occasional causes, see Occasionalism. [Fr.,—L. causa.]