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Ursache — meaning in English

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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.
  • cause noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
  • reason noun A cause or explanation for something; the motive behind an action.

Senses

Ursache 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.
  • cause (countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
  • cause (countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
  • reason That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.

antecedent — full definition

  1. noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
  2. noun A thing or event that came before something else and helped lead to it.
  3. adjective Coming before something in time or order.

causation — full definition

  1. noun The act of causing.
  2. noun The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
  3. noun Cause and effect.

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