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(transitive) To set off an event or action. / (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority. / (obsolete) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.

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Source Word

cause

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kɔːz/

Verb

transitive ditransitive obsolete

(transitive) To set off an event or action. / (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority. / (obsolete) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）何かのきっかけとなり、出来事や行動を引き起こす / （他動詞）力や権威を用いて、結果として積極的に物事を発生させる / （他動詞・古語）理由や原因を示す、弁解する