Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin causa "judicial proceedings, interests of one side in a judicial case, plea, pretext, ground of action, motive, reason," of …

An additional patient-blaming tactic is to ascribe psychological causes as the source of pain.

Cause can also mean something worth fighting for — like social justice or animal rights. You might raise money for a good cause, like ending poverty. Once the doctor determines the cause of …

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 …

Experts are assessing the damage caused by a fire at the aircraft factory. [VERB-ed] If you have cause for a particular feeling or action, you have good reasons for feeling it or doing it. Both …

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]

Definition of cause noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.