來由 — meaning in English
lái yóu
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English meaning
- antecedent noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
- causation noun The act of causing.
Senses
來由 is used for these senses in English:
- antecedent Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
- causation The act of causing.
antecedent — full definition
- noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
- noun A thing or event that came before something else and helped lead to it.
- adjective Coming before something in time or order.
causation — full definition
- noun The act of causing.
- noun The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
- noun Cause and effect.