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causest

verb, old form used with thou

«causest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«causest» means «you cause», a form of «cause»: What makes something happen: "The cause of the fire was a candle." tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou causest» = «you cause».

Examples

Spite of thy charms, thou causest often pain And sore regret, of which we daily find A thousand instances attend mankind: For thou--O may it not displease the fair-- A fleeting pleasure art, but lasting care. (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) tree →

Note

Today: you cause.

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