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causeth

causeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cause.

Meaning of cause

Verb

cause (third-person singular simple present causes, present participle causing, simple past and past participle caused)

  1. (transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.
    • The lightning caused thunder.
  2. (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
    • His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.
  3. (obsolete) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
    • He, to shifte their curious request, / Gan causen why she could not come in place.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

See all 9 meanings of cause

Origin of causeth

From cause + -eth.

Questions about causeth

What is causeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Causeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cause.

Words near causeth in the dictionary

  1. causes célèbres
  2. causes of action
  3. causes of death
  4. causest
  5. causet
  6. causeth
  7. causets
  8. causeuse
  9. causeuses
  10. causeway
  11. Causeway Bay

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