cause

[US]/kɔːz/
[UK]/kɔːz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. reason; mission; goal
vt. to bring about; to make suffer

Phrases & Collocations

root cause

cause and effect

underlying cause

main cause

direct cause

indirect cause

ultimate cause

cause of

cause for

cause of death

common cause

cause analysis

internal cause

cause of disease

cause trouble

good cause

cause damage to

immediate cause

failure cause

external cause

just cause

without cause

show cause

probable cause

Example Sentences

There is no cause for anxiety.

This is a cause of complaint.

their cause is morally bankrupt.

the cause of the accident is not clear.

cause sb. great anxiety

trace the cause of a disease.

their fervor for the cause

an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident.

this disease can cause blindness.

divorce was cause for scandal in the island.

devotion to the cause of education

investigate the cause of a railway acciden.

N-was the cause of the child's illness.

The heavy rain was the cause of the flood.

fight for the cause of world peace

advance a worthy cause;

The cause of autism is unknown.

The paucity of fruit was caused by the drought.

a dreadful sell-out of their cause

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