Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cause | Yes | No | Yes | No |
reason | Yes | No | Yes | No |
cause (noun) | reason (noun) |
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any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results | the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination |
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion |
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | a justification for something existing or happening |
a justification for something existing or happening | an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon |
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something | a rational motive for a belief or action |
the state of having good sense and sound judgment |
cause (verb) | reason (verb) |
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cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner | think logically |
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally | decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion |
present reasons and arguments |