1a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition:the cause of the accident is not clear
[mass noun] reasonable grounds for doing, thinking, or feeling something:Faye’s condition had given no cause for concern [count noun]:class size is a cause for complaint in some schools
2a principle, aim, or movement to which one is committed and which one is prepared to defend or advocate:she devoted her whole adult life to the cause of deaf peopleI’m raising money for good causes
3a matter to be resolved in a court of law:forty-five causes were entered in the list for the March session
an individual’s case offered at law:the rule that no man should be a judge in his own cause
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Universal
make (something, especially something bad) happen:this disease can cause blindness [with object and infinitive]:we have no idea what has happened to cause people to stay away [with two objects]:you could cause them problems
cause and effect
the principle of causation:the post-Cartesian attempt to see everything as governed by simple laws of cause and effect
the operation or relation of a cause and its effect:cause and effect play an important part in the universe
cause of action
Law a fact or facts that enable a person to bring an action against another:the plaintiff had a good cause of action in negligence
in the cause of
so as to support, promote, or defend something:he gave his life in the cause of freedom
make common cause
unite in order to achieve a shared aim:nationalist movements made common cause with the reformers
a rebel without a cause
a person who is dissatisfied with society but does not have a specific aim to fight for:he was a rebel without a cause, a born mutineer
