How to Spell cause
cause
cause - noun
- A reason for an action or condition : motive
- Something that brings about an effect or a result
- A person or thing that is the occasion of an action or state
- Sufficient reason
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"trying to find the cause of the accident"
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin causa "judicial proceedings, interests of one side in a judicial case, plea, pretext, ground of action, motive, reason," of uncertain origin