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- [kawz]
- /kɔz/
- /kɔːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawz]
- /kɔz/
Definitions of caused word
- noun caused a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident? 1
- noun caused the reason or motive for some human action: The good news was a cause for rejoicing. 1
- noun caused good or sufficient reason: to complain without cause; to be dismissed for cause. 1
- noun caused Law. a ground of legal action; the matter over which a person goes to law. a case for judicial decision. 1
- noun caused any subject of discussion or debate. 1
- noun caused a principle, ideal, goal, or movement to which a person or group is dedicated: the Socialist cause; the human rights cause. 1
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Origin of caused
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Latin causa reason, sake, case
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Parts of speech for Caused
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
caused popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
caused usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for caused
adjective caused
- originating — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
- incepted — to take in; ingest.
- produced — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- plagiaristic — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
Antonyms for caused
verb caused
- impeded — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- prevented — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- ruined — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
noun caused
- effected — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- resulted — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- neglected — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- issued — the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
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