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Results for: "cause"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

cause — source or reason of an event or action
→ causa f
cause — to set off an event or action
→ causar
→ ocasionar
cause — goal, aim, principle
→ causa f

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (5)

1. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something;
- Example: "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"

2. a justification for something existing or happening;
- Example: "he had no cause to complain"
- Example: "they had good reason to rejoice"
[syn: cause, reason, grounds]

3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
- Example: "he supported populist campaigns"
- Example: "they worked in the cause of world peace"
- Example: "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
- Example: "the movement to end slavery"
- Example: "contributed to the war effort"
[syn: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort]

4. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results;
[syn: causal agent, cause, causal agency]

5. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;
- Example: "the family brought suit against the landlord"
[syn: lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa]


VERB (2)

1. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally;
- Example: "cause a commotion"
- Example: "make a stir"
- Example: "cause an accident"
[syn: cause, do, make]

2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
- Example: "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"
- Example: "My children finally got me to buy a computer"
- Example: "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
[syn: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make]