Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cause
Participle: caused
Gerund: causing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cause |
| you | cause |
| he;she;it | causes |
| we | cause |
| you | cause |
| they | cause |
Perfect
| I | have caused |
| you | have caused |
| he;she;it | has caused |
| we | have caused |
| you | have caused |
| they | have caused |
Past
| I | caused |
| you | caused |
| he;she;it | caused |
| we | caused |
| you | caused |
| they | caused |
Pluperfect
| I | had caused |
| you | had caused |
| he;she;it | had caused |
| we | had caused |
| you | had caused |
| they | had caused |
Future
| I | will cause |
| you | will cause |
| he;she;it | will cause |
| we | will cause |
| you | will cause |
| they | will cause |
Future Perfect
| I | will have caused |
| you | will have caused |
| he;she;it | will have caused |
| we | will have caused |
| you | will have caused |
| they | will have caused |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cause |
| you | cause |
| he;she;it | cause |
| we | cause |
| you | cause |
| they | cause |
Perfect
| I | have caused |
| you | have caused |
| he;she;it | have caused |
| we | have caused |
| you | have caused |
| they | have caused |
Imperfect
| I | caused |
| you | caused |
| he;she;it | caused |
| we | caused |
| you | caused |
| they | caused |
Pluperfect
| I | had caused |
| you | had caused |
| he;she;it | had caused |
| we | had caused |
| you | had caused |
| they | had caused |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cause |
| you | would cause |
| he;she;it | would cause |
| we | would cause |
| you | would cause |
| they | would cause |
Perfect
| I | would have caused |
| you | would have caused |
| he;she;it | would have caused |
| we | would have caused |
| you | would have caused |
| they | would have caused |
Imperative
| you | cause |
| we | Let's cause |
| you | cause |
Verbs conjugated like 'cause'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'cause'
case,
chuse,
clause,
pause,
abuse,
accuse,
amuse,
arse,
base,
bouse,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- produce
- induce, make, work, procure, effect, occasion, raise
- originate
- engender, provoke, create
Antonyms
- produce
- destroy, ruin, squelch, subdue
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. * From Middle English cause (also with the sense of “a thing”), borrowed from Old French cause (“a cause, a thing”), borrowed from Latin causa (“reason, sake, cause”), from Proto-Italic *kaussā, which is of unknown origin. Doublet of chose (“(law) a thing; personal property”). See accuse, excuse, recuse, ruse. Displaced native Old English intinga.
2. * From Middle English causen, Old French causer and Medieval Latin causāre. See: Middle English '
causen'.
Verbs referencing "cause"
Esperanto
kaŭzi.
Sample Sentences
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[...] human beings, with beating hearts and living affections, only as so many _things_ belonging to a master,—so long as the failure, or misfortune, or imprudence, or death of the kindest owner, may cause them any day to exchange a life of kind protection and indulgence for one of hopeless misery and toil,—so long it is impossible to make anything beautiful or desirable in the best regulated [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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This young man had been hired out by his master to work in a bagging factory, where his adroitness and ingenuity caused him to be considered the first hand in the place. He had invented a machine for the cleaning of the hemp, which, considering the education and circumstances of the inventor, displayed quite as much [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Den Uncle Peter mus’n't sit in it, cause he al’ays hitches when he gets a singing. He hitched pretty nigh across de room, t ’ other night, ” said Pete.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] Oliver 's fingers in the positions to spell key, on which Laura went and brought the article: the little fellow seemed much amused by this, and looked very attentive and smiling. I then caused him to make the letters bread, and in an instant Laura went and brought him a piece: he smelled at it; put it to his lips; cocked up his head with a most knowing look; seemed to reflect a [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Andy, ” said Sam, “ you's a promisin ’ child, der an't no manner o ’ doubt. I thinks lots of yer, Andy; and I don't feel no ways ashamed to take idees from you. We oughtenter overlook nobody, Andy, cause the smartest on us gets tripped up sometimes. And so, Andy, let's go up to the house now. I'll be boun ’ Missis'll give us an uncommon good bite, dis yer time. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] ’, now, o ’ most anything, ” said honest John, as he wiped his eyes with the back of a great, freckled, yellow hand. “ I tell yer what, stranger, it was years and years before I'd jine the church, ’ cause the ministers round in our parts used to preach that the Bible went in for these ere cuttings up,—and I couldn't be up to ’ em with their Greek and Hebrew, and so I took up agin ’ em, Bible and all. [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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It is somewhat remarkable too, at first, to say the least, to see so many honourable members with swelled faces; and it is scarcely less remarkable to discover that this appearance is caused by the quantity of tobacco they contrive to stow within the hollow of the cheek. It is strange enough too, to see an honourable gentleman leaning back in his tilted chair with his legs on the desk [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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‘Twenty-five dollars reward for my man Isaac. He has a scar on his forehead, caused by a blow; and one on his back, made by a shot from a pistol. ’
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] the paper on Monday last, containing some strictures on the Artillery Battalion for firing their guns on Sunday morning, in answer to those from the Ontario and Woodbury, and thereby much alarm was caused to the families of those persons who were out all night preserving the peace of the city. Major C. Gally, Commander of the battalion, resenting this, called at the office and demanded the author [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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‘This unfortunate affray caused considerable excitement in the neighbourhood, as both the parties were men with large families depending upon them and stood well in the community. ’
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[ Su ] You have a little wound here caused by the fuel of the boat.
(23 000 Lives)
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I 'm sorry, Max, but we can't go back. This has caused all of us enough pain.
(Descendants: Wicked Wonderland)