You might raise money for a good cause, like ending poverty Once the doctor determines the cause of your illness, she might make it her personal cause to discover a cure. These nouns denote what brings about or is associated with an effect or result A cause is an agent or condition that permits the occurrence of an effect or leads to a result He is not only dull in himself, but the cause of dullness in others (samuel foote). Experts are assessing the damage caused by a fire at the aircraft factory
Both had much cause to be grateful A cause is an aim or principle which a group of people supports or is fighting for. His symptoms had no apparent physical causes She is the cause of all their problems He died of/from natural causes [=he died because of old age or an illness]
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