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1cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ …
2cause — cause1 W1S2 [ko:z US ko:z] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin causa] 1.) a person, event, or thing that makes something happen →↑effect cause of ▪ Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for American women in their forties.… …
3cause — 1 noun 1 WHAT CAUSES STH (C) a person, event, or thing that makes something happen (+ of): What was the cause of the accident? | The doctor had recorded the cause of death as heart failure. | root/underlying etc cause (=the basic cause): The root …
4cause a splash — make, cause, etc. a ˈsplash idiom (informal) to do sth in a way that attracts a lot of attention or causes a lot of excitement • Her first book made a big splash. • Parents still like to make a splash for a daughter s wedding. Main entry: ↑ …
5leave behind sth; leave sth behind — UK US leave behind sth; leave sth behind Phrasal Verb with leave({{}}/liːv/ verb (past tense and past participle left /left/) ► to cause a situation to exist, especially a bad one, after you have gone: »The army left a trail of destruction behind …
6account for sth — UK US account for sth Phrasal Verb with account({{}}/əˈkaʊnt/ verb [T] ► to form part of a total: »High tech companies account for 32% of the total value of the payrolls in the area. ► to explain the reason for something or the cause of something …
7bid sth up — UK US bid sth up Phrasal Verb with bid({{}}/bɪd/ verb (past tense and past participle bid) ► if several people bid something up, they cause the price of it to rise by each offering to pay more for it: »Multimillionaires often sit across the table …
8blow a hole in sth — ► to cause serious harm or damage to something: »Defeat would blow a hole in the club s finances. Main Entry: ↑blow …
9meet with sth — UK US UK UK meet with sth Phrasal Verb with meet({{}}/miːt/ verb (met //, met /met/) ► to come together with someone in a place and have a conversation or meeting with them: »I m going to meet with my boss tomorrow morning. ► to cause a… …
10perk sth up — UK US perk (sth) up Phrasal Verb with perk({{}}/pɜːk/ verb ► [I or T] to become or cause something to become higher in value or more active: »Share prices have perked up. »The overall good news failed to perk up the stock market …
