🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Ursache

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʊʁzaχə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cause/kɔːz/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Ursache des Unfalls wurde festgestellt."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.

    "The cause of the accident was determined to be a mechanical failure."
As verb
  1. 1

    To make something happen or bring about.

    "The new policy will cause a significant change in the company's operations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'cause' originates from the Latin 'causa', meaning 'a reason or motive', which evolved through Old French 'cause' in the 14th century. Its meaning has shifted over time from a mere reason to encompass the broader concept of something that brings about an effect.

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