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veroorzaken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beget verb To father a child, or more broadly, to be the cause or origin of something.
  • cause noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
  • elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.
  • induce verb To persuade or influence someone to do something.
  • occasion noun A particular time when something happens, especially something notable.
  • prompt adj Done quickly, without delay.
  • render verb To cause something to become a certain way.
  • result verb To happen as a consequence of something else.

Senses

veroorzaken is used for these senses in English:

  • beget To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
  • concuss (transitive) To injure the brain of, usually temporarily, by violent impact.
  • elicit To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
  • give rise to To be the origin of; to produce; to result in.
  • induce (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
  • occasion (transitive) To cause; to produce; to induce
  • render (ditransitive) To cause to become.
  • result (intransitive) To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.

cause — full definition

  1. noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
  2. noun A goal or movement that people support or fight for.
  3. verb To make something happen; to bring about.

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