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cause

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1. cause - Noun

2. cause - Verb

3. cause - Conjunction

Meaning

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.

Sake; interest; advantage.

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.

Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general.

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.

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.

To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.

Abbreviation of Because.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Some people cause happiness wherever they go. Some people cause happiness whenever they go. Oscar Wilde

Everyone shouts – you must learn to forgive. But no one even thinks that you must learn not to offend and not to cause pain! Source: Internet

In a just cause the weak will beat the strong. Sophocles

A bad cause requires many words. German Proverb

To have two eyes is cause for pride; but to have one eye is better than to have none. Guinea Proverb

There is a cause for all things. Italian Proverb

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