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 making something happen.
- 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
- 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 making something happen.
- noun The way or force that brings about a result.
- noun The relationship between a cause and its result.
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