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- [kawz]
- /kɔz/
- /kɔːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawz]
- /kɔz/
Definitions of causing word
- noun causing 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 causing the reason or motive for some human action: The good news was a cause for rejoicing. 1
- noun causing good or sufficient reason: to complain without cause; to be dismissed for cause. 1
- noun causing Law. a ground of legal action; the matter over which a person goes to law. a case for judicial decision. 1
- noun causing any subject of discussion or debate. 1
- noun causing 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 causing
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Latin causa reason, sake, case
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Causing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
causing 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".
causing usage trend in Literature
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preposition causing
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
Top questions with causing
- what causing kidney stones?
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