German - English
Definition of sache (anliegen) in German English dictionary
- cause
- The source or reason of an event or action
- To set off an event or action
The explosion caused a panic.
- {i} factor, reason; principle, purpose; basis for a legal case
- {v} to effect, produce, occasion, debate
- whatever is responsible for or leads to a change, motion, or condition
- The cause of an event, usually a bad event, is the thing that makes it happen. Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease The causes are a complex blend of local and national tensions. effect
- {f} make happen, bring about
- A civil or criminal action, suit or litigation Often used interchangeably with "case " See also, cross-reference
- Whatever is responsible for changes (including the creation and destruction) of things According to Aristotle causes fall into four types: material cause, the substance a thing is made of; formal cause, the structure or design of the thing; efficient cause, the maker or instigator of the change; and final cause, the purpose or function of it (see teleology) Hume argued that all knowledge of causation comes from our actual experience of observed regularities and includes no real knowledge of any objectively necessary connection See determinism, scientific law
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
- The action or motion where thought starts
- A suit, litigation or action--civil or criminal
- If a person or thing causes a situation or is the cause of it, they make it happen
- To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse
- That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing
- If you say that something is in a good cause or for a good cause, you mean that it is worth doing or giving to because it will help other people, for example by raising money for charity. The Raleigh International Bike Ride is open to anyone who wants to raise money for a good cause. W1S1 to make something happen, especially something bad
- n 1 Something that produces an affect, result or consequence 2 The person, event, or condition responsible for an action or result; the origin
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
- an ideal or principle served with dedication and zeal; the societal need, void, or value addressed by an organization
- The association for managing and using information resources in higher education