Cause

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.2 Verb 3 Italian

English

Etymology

From Latin causa

Pronunciation

• AHD : kôz
• IPA : /kɔːz/
• SAMPA : /kO:z/

Homophones

• caws
• cores (non-rhotic dialects)

Noun

cause, plural causes

1. the source of an event or action
2. the goal, the aim, he is fighting for a just cause

Synonyms

• reason (1)
• source (1)

Translations

• Dutch: reden (1)f, aanleiding (1)f, oorzaak (1) f, doel (2), zaak (2)
• Estonian: alus , motiiv
• Finnish: syy , juuri
• French : cause f, raison f
• Hebrew: סיבה
• Ido: kauzo
• Italian: causa f
• Norwegian: årsak m, grunn m
• Russian: причина f
• Swedish: orsak c, grund c

Verb

to cause (caused, causing)

1. to set off an event or action

Translations

• Finnish: aiheuttaa
• Hebrew: לגרום
• Ido: igar , efektigar
• Russian: заставлять , вызывать

French

Noun

cause, f. plural causes

1. cause

Verb

1. Third person singular indicitave of causer

Italian

cause, plural of causa