[
  {
    "word": "cause",
    "phonetic": "/k\u0254\u02d0z/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/k\u0254\u02d0z/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/k\u0254z/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/cause-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=840599",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.",
            "synonyms": [
              "grounds",
              "justification"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The end of the war was a cause for celebration."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Sake; interest; advantage.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "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.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "grounds",
          "justification"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To set off an event or action.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The lightning caused thunder."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cause"
    ]
  }
]