Course vs. Cause

Course vs. Cause — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Course and Cause

Coursenoun

A sequence of events.

The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.

Causenoun

The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.

Coursenoun

A normal or customary sequence.

Causenoun

Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.

There is no cause for alarm.''The end of the war was a cause for celebration.

Coursenoun

A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.

Causenoun

(countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.

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Coursenoun

Any ordered process or sequence or steps.

Causenoun

(obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.

Coursenoun

A learning program, as in a school.

I need to take a French course.

Causenoun

Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.

Coursenoun

A treatment plan.

Causenoun

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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Coursenoun

A stage of a meal.

We offer seafood as the first course.

Causeverb

To set off an event or action.

The lightning caused thunder.

Coursenoun

The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.

We offer seafood as the first course.

Causeverb

To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.

His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.

Coursenoun

The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.

Causeverb

To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.

Coursenoun

A path that something or someone moves along.

His illness ran its course.

Causenoun

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something;

they are trying to determine the cause of the crash

Coursenoun

The itinerary of a race.

The cross-country course passes the canal.

Causenoun

a justification for something existing or happening;

he had no cause to complainthey had good reason to rejoice

Coursenoun

A racecourse.

Causenoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;

he supported populist campaignsthey worked in the cause of world peacethe team was ready for a drive toward the pennantthe movement to end slaverycontributed to the war effort

Coursenoun

The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.

Causenoun

any entity that causes events to happen

Coursenoun

(sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.

Causenoun

a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;

the family brought suit against the landlord

Coursenoun

(golf) A golf course.

Causeverb

give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally;

cause a commotionmake a stircause an accident

Coursenoun

(nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.

The ship changed its course 15 degrees towards south.

Causeverb

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;

The ads induced me to buy a VCRMy children finally got me to buy a computerMy wife made me buy a new sofa

Coursenoun

(navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.

A course was plotted to traverse the ocean.

Coursenoun

(nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.

Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship.

Coursenoun

Menses.

Coursenoun

A row or file of objects.

Coursenoun

(masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.

On a building that size, two crews could only lay two courses in a day.

Coursenoun

(roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.

Coursenoun

(textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.

Coursenoun

(music) A string on a lute.

Coursenoun

(music) A pair of strings played together in some musical instruments, like the vihuela.

Courseverb

To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).

The oil coursed through the engine.Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries.

Courseverb

To run through or over.

Courseverb

To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.

Courseverb

To cause to chase after or pursue game.

to course greyhounds after deer

Courseadverb

(colloquial) lang=en

Coursenoun

education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings;

he took a course in basket weavingflirting is not unknown in college classes

Coursenoun

a connected series of events or actions or developments;

the government took a firm coursehistorians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available

Coursenoun

facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport;

the course had only nine holesthe course was less than a mile

Coursenoun

a mode of action;

if you persist in that course you will surely failonce a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place

Coursenoun

a line or route along which something travels or moves;

the hurricane demolished houses in its paththe track of an animalthe course of the river

Coursenoun

general line of orientation;

the river takes a southern coursethe northeastern trend of the coast

Coursenoun

part of a meal served at one time;

she prepared a three course meal

Coursenoun

(construction) a layer of masonry;

a course of bricks

Courseverb

move swiftly through or over;

ships coursing the Atlantic

Courseverb

move along, of liquids;

Water flowed into the cavethe Missouri feeds into the Mississippi

Courseverb

hunt with hounds;

He often courses hares

Courseadverb

as might be expected;

naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill