Collocations for "cause"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cause" in context.
WordReference English Collocations © 2025
cause
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- cause [panic, destruction, an accident]
- caused (widespread) [disruption, destruction]
- cause [trouble, confusion]
- caused [damage, harm, offense] (to)
- caused (major) [damage, delays] (to)
- caused (serious) harm (to)
- causes [cancer, lung disease]
- caused [concern, worry] (among)
- caused [controversy, discussion, debate]
- caused a [revolution, war, protest]
- cause a [problem, delay]
- cause a [significant, major, great] problem
- is always causing problems
- caused her [harm, distress]
- didn't mean to cause (you) any [harm, worry]
- caused him [pain, suffering, trouble]
- caused an [increase, decrease, error] (in)
- caused the deaths of
- caused the [company, store, restaurant] to close
- caused the alarms to [sound, ring, go off]
- caused the [spectators, passengers, crowd] to panic
- caused in [large, part, whole] by
- is a [known, major, common, main] cause of [diabetes, cancer]
- is the leading cause of [diabetes]
- is the probable cause of your [diabetes]
- is the [root, underlying] cause
- there is cause for [celebration, rejection]
- the cause is [still, yet] unknown
- the cause of the [accident, shipwreck]
- the cause of death was [drowning, asphyxiation]
- there is no cause for [concern, alarm]
- [search the car, arrest a man] without sufficient cause
- have no cause to [believe, complain]
- do not have sufficient cause to [search the car]
- without [sufficient, just, reasonable] cause
- what is the cause of this?
- always causing [trouble, problems, headaches]
- the law of cause and effect
- [support, donate to] a worthy cause
- all the [proceeds, money raised] goes to good causes
- made common cause with [neighboring, nearby] countries
- cause and effect relationships
'cause' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
advance
- aging
- anguish
- anxiety
- appear
- arson
- beat
- blurry
- cancer
- celebrate
- celebration
- champion
- choking
- close
- committed
- common
- comply
- concern
- concerned
- confusion
- contribute
- controversy
- damage
- death
- dedicate
- dedicated
- defect
- delay
- depression
- devoted
- die
- discomfort
- disregard
- distress
- dizziness
- drum
- effect
- entirely
- environmental
- external
- faithful
- flinch
- frequent
- further
- fuss
- grievance
- hardship
- harm
- hopeless
- ignition