first cause
An initial cause from which all other causes and effects followAn initial cause from which all other causes and effects follow.
» We will first ascertain the cause of the disaster.
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1 senses(capitalized, sometimes)An initial cause from which all other causes and effects follow.
erste Ursache
- an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
Examples
5 sentencesWe will first ascertain the cause of the disaster.
We will first describe the cause of the catastrophe.
deWir werden zuerst den Grund der Katastrophe darstellen. — Esperantostern
Is God the first cause or the immanent cause?
His first novel caused a sensation all over the world.
Do you know what is the first cause of discrimination in Italy?
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: first causesSynonyms
3 synonyms- an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause:prime moverprimum mobile
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.