cause
🇺🇸
/kɔːz/
🇬🇧
/kɔːz/
noun
A2
what makes something happen
Smoking is a common cause of health problems.
A2
a reason for feeling or acting a certain way
She had good cause to be angry about the situation.
B2
an idea or group that people support
They work together for the environmental cause.
R
a legal case in court
The lawyer prepared for the court cause.
verb
R
to make something happen
The storm will cause heavy rain tomorrow.
translation
what makes something happen; a reason for feeling or acting a certain way; an idea or group that people support; a legal case in court
to make something happen
Word Forms
3rd Present
causes
Past
caused
Perfect
caused
Progressive
causing
Plural
causes