English-Thai Dictionary
cause
N สาเหตุ motive reason sa-hed
cause
N หัวเรื่อง ของ การ อภิปราย subject of discussion hua-reang-kong-kan-ar-pi-prai
cause
N เหตุผล ที่ ดี เหตุผล ที่ เหมาะ good reason hed-pon-ti-de
cause
VT ทำให้เกิด ก่อให้เกิด do make tham-hai-koed
causeless
ADJ ที่ ปราศจาก เหตุผล groundless ti-prad-sa-jak-hed-pon
causerie
N การ พูดคุย chat kan-phud-kui
causeway
N ถนน หรือ ทาง ที่ ข้าม แหล่งน้ำ ta-non-rue-tang-ti-kam-laeng-nam
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CAUSE
n.s as z. 1. A suit or action in court; any legal process which a party institutes to obtain his demand, or by which he seeks his right or his supposed right. This is a legal, scriptural and popular use of the word, coinciding nearly with case from cado, and action from ago, to urge or drive.
The cause of both parties shall come before the judges. Exodus 22:9.
2. That which produces an effect; that which impels into existence, or by its agency or operation produces what did not before exist; that by virtue of which any thing is done; that from which any thing proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
Cause is a substance exerting its power into act, to make a thing begin to be.
3. The reason or motive that urges, moves, or impels the mind to act or decide.
For this cause have I raised up Pharaoh. Exodus 9:16.
And David said, is there not a cause? 1 Samuel 17:29.
4. Sake; account.
I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong. 2 Corinthians 7:12. [See Sake. ]
5. That which a party or nation pursues; or rather pursuit, prosecution of an object. We say, Bible Societies are engaged in a noble cause. [See the first definition. ] Hence the word cause is used to denote that which a person or thing favors; that to which the efforts of an intelligent being are directed; as, to promote religion is to advance the cause of God. So we say, the cause of truth or of justice. In all its applications, cause retains something of its original meaning, struggle, impelling force, contest, effort to obtain or to effect something.
6. Without cause, without good reason; without a reason or motive to justify the act.
They hate me without cause. Psalms 35:19; Psalms 69:4.
CAUSE
v.t. 1. To produce; to bring into existence.
They caused great joy to all the brethren. Acts 15:3.
2. To effect by agency, power or influence.
I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days. Genesis 7:4.
I will cause him to fall by the sword. 2 Kings 19:7.
CAUSE
v.i.To assign insufficient cause.
CAUSED
pp. Produced; effected; brought about.
CAUSELESS
a. 1. Having no cause, or producing agent.
2. Without just ground, reason or motive; as causeless hatred; causeless fear. Proverbs 26:2.
CAUSELESSLY
adv. Without cause or reason.
CAUSELESSNESS
n.The state of being causeless.
CAUSER
n.He that causes; the agent by which an effect is produced.
CAUSEY
n.A way raised above the natural level of the ground, by stones, earth, timber, fascines, etc. , serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground, or as a mole to confine water to a pond or restrain it from overflowing lower ground. Most generally it is a way raised in a common road.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CAUSE
Cause, n. Etym: [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. Cause, v., Kickshaw. ]
1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. Cause is substance exerting its power into act, to make one thing begin to be. Locke.
2. That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.
3. Sake; interest; advantage. [Obs. ] I did it not for his cause. 2 Cor. vii. 12.
4. (Law )
Defn: A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
5. Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general. What counsel give you in this weighty cause! Shak.
6. The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain. God befriend us, as our cause is just. Shak. The part they take against me is from zeal to the cause. Burke. Efficient cause, the agent or force that produces a change or redult. -- Final cause, the end, design, or object, for which anything is done. -- Formal cause, the elements of a conception which make the conception or the thing conceived to be what it is; or the idea viewed as a formative principle and coöperating with the matter. -- Material cause, that of which anything is made. -- Proximate cause. See under Proximate. -- To make common cause with, to join with in purposes and aims. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Origin; source; mainspring; motive; reason; incitement; inducement; purpose; object; suit; action.
CAUSE
Cause, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caused; p. pr. & v. n. Causing. ] Etym: [F.causer, fr. cause, fr. L. causa. See Cause, n., and cf. Acouse.]
Defn: To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make; -- usually followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb. I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days. Gen. vii. 4.Cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans. Col. iv. 16.
Syn. -- To create; produce; beget; effect; occasion; originate; induce; bring about.
CAUSE
CAUSE Cause, v. i.
Defn: To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse. [Obs. ] Spenser.
CAUSE
CAUSE Cause, conj.
Defn: Abbreviation of Because. B. Jonson.
CAUSEFUL
CAUSEFUL Cause "ful, n.
Defn: Having a cause. [Obs. ]
CAUSELESS
CAUSELESS Cause "less, a.
Defn: 1. Self-originating; uncreated.
2. Without just or sufficient reason; groundless. My fears are causeless and ungrounded. Denham.
CAUSELESS
CAUSELESS Cause "less, adv.
Defn: Without cause or reason.
CAUSELESSNESS
CAUSELESSNESS Cause "less *ness, n.
Defn: The state of being causeless.
CAUSER
CAUSER Caus "er, n.
Defn: One who or that which causes.
CAUSERIE
CAUSERIE Cause `rie ", n. [F., fr. causer to chat. ]
Defn: Informal talk or discussion, as about literary matters; light conversation; chat.
CAUSEUSE
Cau `seuse ", n. Etym: [F., fr. causer to talk. ]
Defn: A kind of sofa for two person. A tête -a-tête.
CAUSEWAY; CAUSEY
Cause "way, Cau "sey, n. Etym: [OE. cauci, cauchie, OF. cauchie, F.chaussée, from LL. (via ) calciata, fr calciare to make a road, either fr. L. calx lime, hence, to pave with limestone (cf. E. chalk ), or from L. calceus shoe, from calx heel, hence, to shoe, pave, or wear by treading. ]
Defn: A way or road rasid above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground. But that broad causeway will direct your way. Dryden. The other way Satan went down The causey to Hell-gate. Milton.
CAUSEWAYED; CAUSEYED
CAUSEWAYED; CAUSEYED Cause "wayed, Cau "seyed. a.
Defn: Having a raised way (causeway or causey ); paved. Sir W. Scott. C. Bronté.
New American Oxford Dictionary
cause
cause |kôz kɔz | ▶noun 1 a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition: the cause of the accident is not clear. • reasonable grounds for doing, thinking, or feeling something: Faye's condition had given no cause for concern | [ with infinitive ] : the government had good cause to avoid war | class size is a cause for complaint in some schools. 2 a principle, aim, or movement that, because of a deep commitment, one is prepared to defend or advocate: she devoted her life to the cause of deaf people | I'm raising money for a good cause . 3 a matter to be resolved in a court of law. • an individual's case offered at law. ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (something, typically something bad ) happen: this disease can cause blindness | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : we have no idea what has happened to cause people to stay away | [ with two objs ] : you could cause them problems. PHRASES cause and effect the principle of causation. • the operation or relation of a cause and its effect. cause of action Law a fact or facts that enable a person to bring an action against another. in the cause of so as to support, promote, or defend something. make common cause unite in order to achieve a shared aim: nationalist movements made common cause with the reformers. a rebel without a cause a person who is dissatisfied with society but does not have a specific aim to fight for. [from the title of a US film, released in 1955. ]DERIVATIVES cause less adjective, caus er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin causa (noun ), causare (verb ).
cause célèbre
cause cé lè bre |ˈkôz səˈleb (rə ), ˈkōz ˌkoʊz səˈlɛbrə | ▶noun ( pl. causes célèbres pronunc. same ) a controversial issue that attracts a great deal of public attention. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: French, literally ‘famous case. ’
causerie
cau se rie |ˌkōz (ə )ˈrē ˈkoʊzəri | ▶noun ( pl. causeries pronunc. same ) an informal article or talk, typically one on a literary subject. ORIGIN French, from causer ‘to talk. ’
causeway
cause way |ˈkôzˌwā ˈkɔzˌweɪ | ▶noun a raised road or track across low or wet ground. ORIGIN late Middle English: from causey (from Anglo-Norman French causee, based on Latin calx ‘lime, limestone ’ (used for paving roads )) + way .
causewayed camp
causewayed camp ▶noun Archaeology a type of Neolithic settlement in southern Britain, visible as an oval enclosure surrounded by concentric ditches that are crossed by several causeways.
Oxford Dictionary
cause
cause |kɔːz | ▶noun 1 a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition: the cause of the accident is not clear. • [ mass noun ] reasonable grounds for doing, thinking, or feeling something: Faye's condition had given no cause for concern | [ count noun ] : class size is a cause for complaint in some schools. 2 a principle, aim, or movement to which one is committed and which one is prepared to defend or advocate: she devoted her whole adult life to the cause of deaf people | I'm raising money for good causes. 3 a matter to be resolved in a court of law. • an individual's case offered at law. ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (something, especially something bad ) happen: this disease can cause blindness | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : we have no idea what has happened to cause people to stay away | [ with two objs ] : you could cause them problems. PHRASES cause and effect the principle of causation. • the operation or relation of a cause and its effect. cause of action Law a fact or facts that enable a person to bring an action against another. in the cause of so as to support, promote, or defend something: he gave his life in the cause of freedom. make common cause unite in order to achieve a shared aim: nationalist movements made common cause with the reformers. a rebel without a cause a person who is dissatisfied with society but does not have a specific aim to fight for. [from the title of a US film, released in 1955. ]DERIVATIVES causeless adjective, causer noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin causa (noun ), causare (verb ).
cause célèbre
cause célèbre |ˌkɔːz sɛˈlɛbr (ə ), French kəɔz selɛbʀ | ▶noun ( pl. causes célèbres pronunc. same ) a controversial issue that attracts a great deal of public attention. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: French, literally ‘famous case ’.
causerie
causerie |ˈkəʊzəri, French kəɔzʀi | ▶noun ( pl. causeries pronunc. same ) an informal article or talk, typically on a literary subject. ORIGIN French, from causer ‘to talk ’.
causeway
cause |way |ˈkɔːzweɪ | ▶noun a raised road or track across low or wet ground. ORIGIN late Middle English: from causey + way .
causewayed camp
causewayed camp ▶noun Archaeology a type of Neolithic settlement in southern Britain, visible as an oval enclosure surrounded by concentric ditches that are crossed by several causeways.
causey
causey |ˈkɔːzi, -si | ▶noun ( pl. causeys ) archaic or dialect term for causeway. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French causee, based on Latin calx ‘lime, limestone ’ (used for paving roads ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
cause
cause noun 1 the cause of the fire: source, root, origin, beginning (s ), starting point; mainspring, base, basis, foundation, fountainhead; originator, author, creator, producer, agent. ANTONYMS effect, result. 2 there is no cause for alarm: reason, grounds, justification, call, need, necessity, occasion; excuse, pretext. 3 the cause of human rights | a good cause: principle, ideal, belief, conviction; object, end, aim, objective, purpose, mission; charity. 4 he went to plead his cause: case, suit, lawsuit, action, dispute. ▶verb this disease can cause blindness: bring about, give rise to, lead to, result in, create, produce, generate, engender, spawn, bring on, precipitate, prompt, provoke, trigger, make happen, induce, inspire, promote, foster; literary beget, enkindle. ANTONYMS result from.
Oxford Thesaurus
cause
cause noun 1 the cause of the fire has not been found: source, root, origin, beginning (s ), starting point, seed, germ, genesis, agency, occasion; mainspring, base, basis, foundation, bottom, seat; originator, author, creator, producer, agent, prime mover, maker; Latin fons et origo; literary fountainhead, wellspring, fount, begetter; rare radix. ANTONYMS effect; result. 2 there is no cause for alarm: reason, grounds, justification, call, need, necessity, occasion, basis, motive, motivation, inducement, excuse, pretext, purpose, stimulus, provocation. 3 aid projects must serve the cause of human rights | I am raising money for a good cause: principle, ideal, belief (in ), conviction, tenet; object, end, aim, objective, purpose, interest; movement, enterprise, undertaking, charity. 4 he visited Germany to plead his cause with politicians: case, suit, lawsuit, action, dispute, contention, point of view. ▶verb this disease can cause blindness: bring about, give rise to, be the cause of, lead to, result in, create, begin, produce, generate, originate, engender, spawn, occasion, effect, bring to pass, bring on, precipitate, prompt, provoke, kindle, trigger, make happen, spark off, touch off, stir up, whip up, induce, inspire, promote, foster; literary beget, enkindle; rare effectuate. ANTONYMS result from. WORD LINKS cause -genic suffix meaning ‘causing. ..’, as in carcinogenic, iatrogenic -facient suffix meaning ‘causing. ..’, as in abortifacient, liquefacient Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
Duden Dictionary
Cause célèbre
Cause cé lè b re , Cause cé lè bre Substantiv, feminin , die |kozseˈlɛːbrə |die Cause célèbre; der Cause célèbre, die Causes célèbres |[koz seˈlɛːbrə ] |lateinisch-französisch berühmter Rechtsstreit, berüchtigte Angelegenheit
French Dictionary
cause
cause n. f. nom féminin 1 Ce qui fait qu ’une chose est ou se fait. : La cause d ’un accident. SYNONYME motif ; origine ; raison . 2 Procès. : Une cause perdue. Cet avocat a gagné sa cause. 3 Ensemble d ’intérêts que l ’on veut défendre. : La cause des enfants malades me tient à cœur. Une bonne cause. SYNONYME parti . LOCUTIONS À cause de En considération de. : À cause de son état de santé, je lui ai permis de partir. Avoir, obtenir gain de cause. L ’emporter sur la partie adverse. : Nous avons eu gain de cause. Avoir pour cause. Résulter de. : L ’augmentation des prix a pour causes la baisse du dollar canadien et la hausse des coûts de transport. Note Grammaticale Employé comme attribut, ce nom est invariable. Tous les deux, vous serez cause de mon plaisir. Dans l ’expression avoir pour cause, le mot cause se met au pluriel s ’il y a plusieurs causes qui sont énoncées. L ’augmentation de la productivité a pour causes la motivation du personnel et l ’amélioration des moyens de production. En connaissance de cause. En connaissant bien les faits. En tout état de cause. Quoi qu ’il en soit. SYNONYME de toute manière . Et pour cause. Pour des motifs évidents que l ’on tait. : Le ministre a donné sa démission, et pour cause. Être en cause Être concerné. : Ils ne sont pas en cause. Faire cause commune avec quelqu ’un. Unir ses efforts. Mettre en cause Incriminer, suspecter. : Ces financiers ont été mis en cause. Pour cause de En raison de. : Fermé pour cause d ’incendie. Prendre fait et cause pour quelqu ’un. Prendre son parti, le soutenir. Note Technique Dans ces locutions, le nom cause est invariable, à l ’exception de la locution avoir pour cause. FORME FAUTIVE à cause que. Locution ancienne pour parce que. : Elle n ’a pu venir à l ’école parce qu ’elle (et non *à cause qu ’elle ) était malade.
causer
causer v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif direct Être cause de. : La tempête a causé une panne de courant. SYNONYME entraîner ; occasionner ; produire ; provoquer . verbe transitif indirect Parler, bavarder. : Causer d ’affaires avec un ami. Note Syntaxique Familièrement, le verbe se construit également sans préposition. Causer théâtre et cinéma. verbe intransitif 1 Parler. : Ils causent depuis un bon moment. 2 Parler avec malveillance, jaser. : Ces agissements sont louches: on commence à causer dans le village. aimer
causerie
causerie n. f. nom féminin Conférence sans prétention. : Une causerie littéraire.
causette
causette n. f. nom féminin Conversation familière. : Fais-moi la causette quelques minutes. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • conciliabule, réunion secrète; • conversation, entretien familier; • dialogue, conversation entre deux personnes; • entretien, conversation suivie avec quelqu ’un; • palabre, conversation longue et inutile.
causeur
causeur , euse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui aime à causer. : C ’est un brillant causeur.
causeuse
causeuse n. f. nom féminin Petit canapé à deux places. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • canapé, long siège à dossier et à accoudoirs où peuvent s ’asseoir plusieurs personnes, où peut s ’étendre une personne; • divan, large sofa sans dossier qui peut servir de siège ou de lit; • sofa, lit de repos à trois dossiers dont on se sert aussi comme siège.
Spanish Dictionary
causeo
causeo nombre masculino Chile coloquial Comida ligera, generalmente de fiambres y alimentos fríos, que se hace fuera de las horas acostumbradas :aprovechó el tiempo libre antes de la cena para hacer un causeo .SINÓNIMO tentempié .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
cause
cause /kɔːz / (! -au-は /ɔː /) 〖原義は 「理由 動機 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 C 【良くない出来事などの 】原因 , 要因 ; 原因になる人 [物 ] «of » (↔effect )▸ The cause of the fire is unknown .出火原因は不明である ▸ determine [establish ] the cause of death 死因を特定 [明らかに ]する ▸ a major [leading, main ] cause of car crashes 自動車事故の主な要因 ▸ a root [an underlying ] cause 根本的原因 ▸ cause and effect 因果 (関係 ) (!通例無冠詞で ) 2 U «…の /…する » (正当な )理由 , 根拠 , 動機 «for /to do » (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ There is (good ) cause for concern [alarm, worry ].心配するだけの (もっともな )理由がある ▸ I have no cause for complaint [to doubt you ].文句を言う [君を疑う ]理由はない ▸ without [with ] good cause 十分な理由もなく [があって ]3 C (集団の目標となる )理想 , 主義 , 主張 , 大義 ; (主義 主張に基づく )運動 , 団体 ▸ champion [further ] the cause of freedom 自由主義を支持する ▸ live [fight ] for a (common ) cause (人類共通の )理想のために生きる [戦う ]▸ in the cause of world peace 世界平和のために 4 C 〘法 〙訴訟 ; 訴訟理由 ▸ a cause of action 訴因 ▸ show good cause 十分な訴訟理由を示す for [in ] a g ò od [w ò rthy ] c á use (慈善などの )良い目的のために, 大義のために .m à ke [f ì nd ] c ò mmon c á use with A ｟主に報道 ｠(主義 主張の実現のため )A 〈国 人など 〉と協力する .動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; causing 他動詞 1 a. 〖cause A 〗〈物 人などが 〉A 〈良くない出来事など 〉の原因となる , Aを引き起こす ▸ Too much work often causes stress .働き過ぎはしばしばストレスになる ▸ the damage caused by flood 洪水による被害 ▸ cause offense 不快感を与える b. 〖cause A B /B for [to ] A 〗A 〈人など 〉にB 〈出来事 特定の状況など 〉をもたらす [引き起こす ]▸ I'm sorry to have caused you inconvenience [troubles, problems ].ご不便 [ごやっかい ]をおかけしてすみません ▸ Her remark caused the students much distress .彼女の発言は生徒たちをとても困らせた ▸ The Hanshin Earthquake caused serious damage to Kobe .阪神大震災は神戸に甚大な被害をもたらした 2 〖cause A to do 〗〈物 人などが 〉A 〈人など 〉に … させる (!使役のmake, haveより ｟かたい ｠語 ) ▸ The injury caused him to lose his job .そのけがのせいで彼は仕事を失った ▸ He accidentally caused the gun to go off when he grabbed it .彼は握った時, たまたま銃を発射させてしまった ～ c é l è bre /kɔ̀ːz -səlébrə |kə̀ʊz -/複 ～s c é l è bres ｟かたく ｠大衆の関心を引く裁判 ; 有名な事件 [人物 ].
causeway
c á use w à y 名詞 複 ～s C 1 (湿地などを横切る )土手 ; (車道より高い )歩道 .2 (舗装した )主要 [幹線 ]道路 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary