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to cause
01
to make something happen, usually something bad
Transitive: to cause sth
Complex Transitive: to cause sb/sth to do sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
cause
3rd person singular
causes
Present participle
causing
Past simple
caused
Past participle
caused
Examples
Please don't cause any more problems in class.
02
to make a person take a specific action or act in a particular way
Ditransitive: to cause sb to do sth
Examples
His careless remarks caused her to quit the project in frustration.
Cause
01
an event, thing, or person that gives rise to something
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
causes
Examples
The sudden drop in temperature was the cause of the heavy snowfall.
02
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
03
a justification for something existing or happening
04
a sequence of actions or efforts directed towards advancing a principle or achieving a specific objective
Examples
The local community rallied together for the cause of preserving the neighborhood park.
