THESAURUScause to make something happen, especially something badBad weather has caused a lot of problems on the roads. Cause | ロングマン現代英英... · Lost cause · Proximate cause · Cause of action

1. WHAT CAUSES something[countable]CAUSE a person, event, or thing that makes something happen → effect

the cause, idea etc that is the most important, although it is not easily noticed the underlying causes of her depression.

an event or legal case that a lot of people become interested in, because it is an exciting subject to discuss or argue about.

noun (plural causes of action) [countable usually singular] a legally recognized reason for starting a legal action against someone.

formal to join with other people or groups in order to achieve something. France and Russia made common cause against Britain.

something that has no chance of succeeding. Trying to interest my son in classical music is a lost cause.

1. cause [countable]REASON why something happens, or why someone does something reason for People give different reasons for wanting to change jobs. No reason · ロングマン現代英英辞典での... · Within reason

CAUSErelating to the connection between two things, where one causes the other to happen or exist → causecausal relationship/link/factor etc a causal ...

Mutations in the FKRP gene can cause muscle-eye-brain disease and Walker-Warburg syndrome.