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to cause sb to do sth definition in the English Cobuild dictionary for learners, ... This was a genuine mistake, but it did cause me some worry. V n n tocausesbtodosthmeaning,tocausesbtodosthdefinition|EnglishCobuilddictionary English-FrenchEnglishDefinitionEnglishSynonyms Searchalsoin: Web News Encyclopedia Images Search Synonyms Conjugate Speak Suggestnewtranslation/definition cause    (causes  plural&3rdpersonpresent)  (causing  presentparticiple)  (caused  pasttense&pastparticiple  ) 1    n-count  Thecauseofanevent,usuallyabadevent,isthethingthatmakesithappen.  oftNofn    (Antonym:effect)   Smokingisthebiggestpreventablecauseofdeathanddisease...,Thecausesareacomplexblendoflocalandnationaltensions.     2    verb  Tocausesomething,usuallysomethingbad,meanstomakeithappen.  Attemptstolimitfamilysizeamongsomeminoritiesarelikelytocauseproblems...    Vn  Thiswasagenuinemistake,butitdidcausemesomeworry.    Vnn  ...aproteinthatgetsintoanimalcellsandattacksotherproteins,causingdiseasetospread.    Vnto-inf  ...thedamagetoRomaniandemocracycausedbyeventsofthepastfewdays.    V-ed   3    n-uncount  Ifyouhavecauseforaparticularfeelingoraction,youhavegoodreasonsforfeelingitordoingit.  Nforn,Nto-inf   (=reason)  Onlyafewpeoplecanfindanycauseforcelebration...,BothhadmuchcausetobegratefulforthesecretivenessofgovernmentinBritain.     4    n-count  Acauseisanaimorprinciplewhichagroupofpeoplesupportsorisfightingfor.  Refusingtohaveoneleaderhasnothelpedthecause.      →   lostcause   5  Youusecauseandeffecttotalkaboutthewayinwhichonethingiscausedbyanother.  ♦ causeandeffect    phrase  ...fundamentallawsofbiologicalcauseandeffect.     6  Ifyousaythatsomethingisinagoodcauseorforagoodcause,youmeanthatitisworthdoingorgivingtobecauseitwillhelpotherpeople,forexamplebyraisingmoneyforcharity.  ♦ inagoodcause/foragoodcause    phrase  TheRaleighInternationalBikeRideisopentoanyonewhowantstoraisemoneyforagoodcause.     'cause  ,cause  'Causeisaninformalwayofsayingbecause.    conj  30familiesaresuffering'causethey'reoutofwork.     causecélèbre    (causescélèbres  plural  ),causecelebre  Acausecélèbreisanissue,person,orcriminaltrialthathasattractedalotofpublicattentionanddiscussion.  FORMAL    n-count  TheKravchenkotrialbecameacausecelebreinParisandinternationally.     lostcause      (lostcauses  plural  )Ifyourefertosomethingorsomeoneasalostcause,youmeanthatpeople'sattemptstochangeorinfluencethemhavenochanceofsucceeding.    n-count  Theydonotwanttoexpendenergyinwhat,tothem,isalostcause.     TranslationEnglishCobuildCollinsDictionary &nbsp Seealso: cause,'cause,causecélèbre,causecelebre CollaborativeDictionary   EnglishCobuild tomakeagoodfistof v. todosthwell tobesettodosomething exp. tobelikelytodosomething bankssettomisslendingtargets it'sapieceofcake exp. somethingiseasytodo allowme! exp. politeexpressionofferingtodosomethingforsomeone ! popoff exp. tellingsomeonetofightyou."dosth!" [Slang] can'tbearsed exp. ifyoucan'tbearsedtodosomething,youcan'tbebotheredtodoit(youaretoolazytodoit) colloquial,British,verycommon killtwobirdswithonestone exp. todotwothingsatthesametimeusingtheeffortneededtodoonlyone fillsb.in v. updatesb. Didyouhearwhathappened?-No,fillmein,please. toboffsb v. tohavesexualintercoursewithsb cutsthloose n. toreleasesththatistiedup ! Constrain v. toquitsomeonefromdoingwhattheywishtodo Iwasconstrainedtotellaliebecausetherewasnowaytohideit. constraint n. somethingthatlimitsyourfreedomtodowhatyouwant IwishIcouldlivewithoutconstrainsbecauseIwanttohavemoretimetodowhatIwant. initiative n. abilitytomakedecisionsandtakeactionwithoutwaitingforsomeonetotellyouwhattodo IshowedmyinitiativewhenIbecameagroupleaderinclass. constraint n. somethingthatlimitsyourfreedomtodowhatyouwant [US]constraintsonspendinghaveforcedthecompanytorethinkitsplans. getthejitters v. becomeverynervousoranxiousespeciallybeforeanimportanteventorbeforehavingtodosomethingdifficult [informal]Ex.:Shealwaysgetsthejittersbeforegoingonstage. tojumpthegun exp. todosomethingtoosoon,especiallywithoutthinkingcarefullyaboutit Originallyusedinsportsconteststhatarestartedbyfiringagun icebucketchallenge n. activityinvolvingdumpingabucketoficewateronyourheadandchallengeotherthreefriendstodosoinordertopromoteawarenessofthediseaseamyotrophiclateralsclerosis(ALS)andencouragedonationstoresearch. alsocalled"icewaterchallenge",viralcampaignonsocialmediaduringJuly–August2014 »Viewallresults Youwanttorejectthisentry:pleasegiveusyourcomments(badtranslation/definition,duplicateentries...) 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