caused
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
An inflected form of cause · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,149 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,081 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally also: do, make cause a commotionmake a stir
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner also: induce, stimulate, have, get, make The ads induced me to buy a VCRMy children finally got me to buy a computer
caused in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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This toast had caused Mme. Favoral no little uneasiness.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Every thing he caused to be delivered, and what I would sell he bought.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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The enchantment of my father's companionship caused me to suffer proportionately in his absence.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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And you can say that that was caused by a splinter of a shell striking my head.
Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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A steep rise in the street caused the gentleman to stop from time to time to get his breath.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1