Definition of cause

• v. - That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
• v. - That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.
• v. - Sake; interest; advantage.
• v. - 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.
• v. - Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general.
• v. - 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.
• n. - 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.
• v. i. - To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
• conj. - Abbreviation of Because.