word-vault

{ "term": "cause", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the person or thing that makes something happen", "sensetop": "cause (of something)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Unemployment is a major cause of poverty." }, { "text": "The report ignores the **root cause** of the problem." }, { "text": "Smoking is the **leading cause** of lung cancer." }, { "text": "Drinking and driving is one of the most **common causes** of traffic accidents." }, { "text": "It was impossible to **determine the cause** of death." }, { "text": "There was discussion about the fire and its likely cause." }, { "text": "He died of **natural causes**." }, { "text": "It is not easy to separate **cause and effect** in this situation." }, { "text": "Heart disease remains the most common cause of death globally." }, { "text": "The precise cause of the accident is not known." }, { "text": "The real cause of the problem lies in the poor construction of the bridge." }, { "text": "What are the causes of the crisis?" }, { "text": "attempts to identify the immediate cause of the breakdown" }, { "text": "the causes of blindness" }, { "text": "the root cause of the problem" }, { "text": "the social causes of ill health" }, { "text": "She regarded me as the cause of all her problems." }, { "text": "They are still trying to identify the immediate cause of the breakdown." } ], "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["real", "root", "true"], "verb + cause": ["determine", "discover", "find"], "cause + verb": ["be", "lie in something", "remain"], "preposition": ["cause of"], "phrases": [ "cause and effect", "the cause of death", "due to natural causes" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a reason for having particular feelings or behaving in a particular way", "sensetop": "cause for somethingwith/without cause", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There is no **cause for concern**.", "contextForm": "cause for something" }, { "text": "The food was excellent—I had no cause for complaint." }, { "text": "If your child is absent without **good cause** *(= a good reason)*, you may receive a warning from the school board.", "contextForm": "with/without cause" }, { "text": "A greater cause for resentment is the discrepancy in pay." }, { "text": "Her health is giving us great cause for concern." }, { "text": "The experts may find cause to disagree with the school's decision." }, { "text": "The onus is on government departments to show cause why information cannot be disclosed." }, { "text": "There is no cause for alarm." }, { "text": "There is no reasonable cause to suspect an unnatural death." }, { "text": "We have good cause to believe that he was involved in the crime." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "great", "real"], "verb + cause": ["have", "find", "give (somebody)"], "preposition": ["cause for"], "phrases": [ "cause for concern", "with good cause", "without good cause" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "an organization or idea that people support or fight for", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year." }, { "text": "a **good/worthy cause** *(= an organization that does good work, such as a charity)*" }, { "text": "He dedicated his life to fighting for the Republican cause." }, { "text": "The donation is the biggest private gift to a humanitarian cause." }, { "text": "She has long **championed the cause** of civil liberties." }, { "text": "He pleaded the cause of the local fishermen." }, { "text": "She has taken up the cause of animal rights." }, { "text": "I was keen to do anything that would further the cause." }, { "text": "The different groups support a common cause." }, { "text": "The money she left went to various worthy causes." }, { "text": "young men willing to fight for the cause" }, { "text": "prominent figures in the socialist cause" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["deserving", "good", "just"], "verb + cause": ["advance", "champion", "embrace"], "preposition": [ "for the cause of", "in the cause of", "in a/the cause" ], "phrases": ["(all) for a good cause", "(all) in a good cause"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a case that goes to court", "labels": "(law)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "worth doing, because it is helping other people", "examples": [ { "text": "Oh well, it's all for a good cause." }, { "text": "The function took a lot of organizing, but was all for/in a good cause." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in order to support or defend something", "examples": [ { "text": "He gave his life in the cause of freedom." }, { "text": "battles fought in the cause of decentralization" }, { "text": "to disregard the strict letter of the law in the cause of true justice" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be united with somebody about something that you both agree on, believe in or wish to achieve", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/kɔːz/", "audio": "ca/cause/cause__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/kɔːz/", "audio": "ca/cause/cause__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, from Latin causa (noun), causare (verb)." }