引き起こす — meaning in English

English meaning

• cause noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
• engender verb To beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).

Senses

引き起こす is used for these senses in English:

• cause (transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.

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.

engender — full definition

1. verb To beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).
2. verb To give existence to, to produce (living creatures).
3. verb To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.
4. verb To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.

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