The difference between Cause and Grounds
When used as nouns, cause means the source of, or reason for, an event or action, whereas grounds means basis or justification for something.
Cause is also verb with the meaning: to set off an event or action.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cause and Grounds
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Cause as a noun (countable, often with ''of'', typically of adverse results):
The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
Examples:
"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."
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Cause as a noun (uncountable, especially with ''for'' and a bare noun):
Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
Examples:
"There is no cause for alarm."
"The end of the war was a cause for celebration."
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Cause as a noun (countable):
A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
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Cause as a noun (obsolete):
Sake; interest; advantage.
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Cause as a noun (countable, obsolete):
Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
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Cause as a noun (countable, legal):
A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
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Cause as a verb:
To set off an event or action.
Examples:
"The lightning caused thunder."
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Cause as a verb:
To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
Examples:
"His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful."
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Cause as a verb:
To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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Grounds as a noun:
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Grounds as a verb:
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Grounds as a noun (legal):
Basis or justification for something.
Examples:
"'grounds for divorce"
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Grounds as a noun:
The collective land areas that compose a larger area.
Examples:
"the castle grounds'"
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Grounds as a noun:
The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered (as in coffee grounds).