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'cause

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kɔz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kɔz/

Definitions of 'cause word

  • conjunction 'cause 'Cause is an informal way of saying because. 3
  • countable noun 'cause The cause of an event, usually a bad event, is the thing that makes it happen. 3
  • verb 'cause To cause something, usually something bad, means to make it happen. 3
  • uncountable noun 'cause If you have cause for a particular feeling or action, you have good reasons for feeling it or doing it. 3
  • countable noun 'cause A cause is an aim or principle which a group of people supports or is fighting for. 3
  • noun 'cause a person, thing, event, state, or action that produces an effect 3

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Parts of speech for 'cause

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

'cause popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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