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Noun Dava  /Kɔːz   Sebep Countable Sth I People

Level A2 
Kind noun
Front cause 
IPA  /kɔːz   / noun
Back sebep
dava
Back 2

cause (noun)

 /kɔːz   / noun
 
 1 [countable]
a thing or person that makes sth happen
sebep
 The police do not know the cause of the accident.
 Smoking is one of the causes of heart disease.
 2 [uncountable]
cause (for sth)
reason for feeling sth or behaving in a particular way
neden
 The doctor assured us that there was no cause for concern.
 I don't think you have any real cause for complaint.
 3 [countable]
an idea or organization that a group of people believe in and support
dava
 We are all committed to the cause of racial equality.
 I don't mind giving money to a good cause.
IDIOMS
be for/in a good cause
to be worth doing because it will help other people
geçerli bir sebebi olmak
a lost cause
a goal or an aim that cannot be achieved
ümitsiz dava
 

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