DICTIONARY.COM
`
`THESAURUS.COM
`
`MEANINGS
`
`GAMES
`
`LEARN
`
`WRITING
`
`WORD OF THE DAY
`
`Top Definitions
`
`Synonyms
`
`Quiz
`
`Related Content
`
`Examples
`
`British
`
`Idioms And Phrases
`
`cause
`
`[ kawz ] SHOW IPA
`
`FEEDBACK
`
` on Thesaurus.com
`
`
`
`See synonyms for: cause caused causes causing / / /
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`noun
`
`1
`
`2
`
`3
`
`4
`
`a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that
`some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
`You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the
`accident?
`
`the reason or motive for some human action:
`The good news was a cause for rejoicing.
`
`good or sufficient reason:
`to complain without cause; to be dismissed for cause.
`
`Law.
`a ground of legal action; the matter over which a person goes to
`a
`law.
`
`b
`
`a case for judicial decision.
`
`5
`
`any subject of discussion or debate.
`
`SEE MORE
`
`1 of 7
`
`https://www.dictionary.com/browse/causing
`
`EX2043
`
`MemoryWeb Ex. 2043
`Unified Patents v. MemoryWeb – IPR2021-01413
`
`
`
`THESAURUS.COM
`
`MEANINGS
`
`GAMES
`
`LEARN
`
`WRITING
`
`WORD OF THE DAY
`
`Top Definitions
`
`Synonyms
`
`Quiz
`
`Related Content
`
`Examples
`
`British
`
`Idioms And Phrases
`
`cause
`
`[ kawz ] SHOW IPA
`
`FEEDBACK
`
` on Thesaurus.com
`
`
`
`See synonyms for: cause caused causes causing / / /
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`noun
`
`1
`
`2
`
`3
`
`4
`
`a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that
`some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
`You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the
`accident?
`
`the reason or motive for some human action:
`The good news was a cause for rejoicing.
`
`good or sufficient reason:
`to complain without cause; to be dismissed for cause.
`
`Law.
`a ground of legal action; the matter over which a person goes to
`a
`law.
`
`b
`
`a case for judicial decision.
`
`5
`
`any subject of discussion or debate.
`
`SEE MORE
`
`1 of 7
`
`https://www.dictionary.com/browse/causing
`
`EX2043
`
`MemoryWeb Ex. 2043
`Unified Patents v. MemoryWeb – IPR2021-01413
`
`
`
`verb (used with object), caused, caus·ing.
`
`9
`
`to be the cause of; bring about.
`
`FEEDBACK
`
`OTHER WORDS FOR CAUSE
`
`9
`
`effect, make, create, produce.
`
`See synonyms for cause on Thesaurus.com
`
`QUIZ
`
`SHALL WE PLAY A "SHALL" VS. "SHOULD"
`CHALLENGE?
`Should you take this quiz on “shall” versus “should”? It should prove to be a quick
`challenge!
`
`QUESTION 1 OF 6
`Which form is used to state an obligation or duty someone has?
`
`shall
`
`should
`
`TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT
`
`2 of 7
`
`https://www.dictionary.com/browse/causing
`
`MemoryWeb Ex. 2043
`Unified Patents v. MemoryWeb – IPR2021-01413
`
`
`
`IDIOMS ABOUT CAUSE
`
`10
`
`make common cause, to unite in a joint effort; work together for the
`same end:
`They made common cause with neighboring countries and succeeded in
`reducing tariffs.
`
`ORIGIN OF CAUSE
`
`First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Latin causa “reason, sake, case”
`
`FEEDBACK
`
`SYNONYM STUDY FOR CAUSE
`
`1. C(cid:3465)(cid:3485)(cid:3483)(cid:3469), (cid:3479)(cid:3467)(cid:3467)(cid:3465)(cid:3483)(cid:3473)(cid:3479)(cid:3478) refer to the starting of effects into motion. A (cid:3467)(cid:3465)(cid:3485)(cid:3483)(cid:3469) is an agency,
`perhaps acting through a long time, or a long-standing situation, that produces an effect:
`The cause of the quarrel between the two men was jealousy. An (cid:3479)(cid:3467)(cid:3467)(cid:3465)(cid:3483)(cid:3473)(cid:3479)(cid:3478) is an event
`that provides an opportunity for the effect to become evident, or perhaps promotes its
`becoming evident: The occasion was the fact that one man's wages were increased. 3.
`See reason.
`
`OTHER WORDS FROM CAUSE
`
`caus·a·ble, adjective
`caus·a·bil·i·ty, noun
`causeless, adjective
`cause·less·ly, adverb
`
`SEE MORE RELATED FORMS
`
`WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH CAUSE
`
`causality, causation, cause
`
`3 of 7
`
`https://www.dictionary.com/browse/causing
`
`MemoryWeb Ex. 2043
`Unified Patents v. MemoryWeb – IPR2021-01413
`
`
`
`OTHER DEFINITIONS FOR CAUSE (2 OF 2)
`
`'cause
`
`[ kawz, kuhz, unstressed kuhz ] SHOW IPA
`
`conjunction Informal.
`
`1
`
`a shortened form of because.
`
`FEEDBACK
`
`ORIGIN OF 'CAUSE
`
`First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; aphetic variant
`
`DICTIONARY.COM UNABRIDGED
`
`BASED ON THE RANDOM HOUSE UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY, © RANDOM HOUSE, INC. 2022
`
`WORDS RELATED TO CAUSE
`
`element, explanation, matter, motivation, motive, origin, principle, purpose, root,
`source, faith, goal, ideal, movement, objective, plan, begin, create, generate, induce
`
`HOW TO USE CAUSE IN A SENTENCE
`
`Days spent decades seeking to advance the cause of civil rights from positions both
`inside and outside the government.
`DREW S. DAYS III, FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO LEAD CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION AT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, DIES AT 79 | EMILY
`
`LANGER | NOVEMBER 20, 2020 | WASHINGTON POST
`
`When ants die of natural causes, they also release oleic acid, so dead ants “smell a little
`something like olive oil,” Penick says.
`WHY CAN SOME PEOPLE SMELL ANTS? HERE’S THE ANSWER TO TIKTOK’S LATEST MYSTERY. | RACHAEL ZISK | NOVEMBER
`
`18, 2020 | POPULAR-SCIENCE
`
`4 of 7
`
`https://www.dictionary.com/browse/causing
`
`MemoryWeb Ex. 2043
`Unified Patents v. MemoryWeb – IPR2021-01413
`
`
`
`While this study may provide some insight into how exactly SARS-CoV-2 is mutating and
`what happens when it does, it shouldn’t be a cause for concern.
`YOU CAN GET COVID-19 AND THE FLU AT THE SAME TIME | RACHAEL ZISK | NOVEMBER 16, 2020 | POPULAR-SCIENCE
`
`So even if your state is reporting a low number of daily new cases, a high positive rate
`should be a cause for alarm — a sign that there’s an outbreak that’s only hidden due to a
`lack of testing.
`HOW BAD IS YOUR STATE’S COVID-19 OUTBREAK? | GERMAN LOPEZ | NOVEMBER 11, 2020 | VOX
`
`SEE MORE EXAMPLES
`
`FEEDBACK
`
`BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR CAUSE
`
`cause
`
`/ (kɔːz) /
`
`noun
`
`a person, thing, event, state, or action that produces an effect
`
`grounds for action; motive; justification: she had good cause to shout
`like that
`
`the ideals, etc, of a group or movement: the Communist cause
`
`the welfare or interests of a person or group in a dispute: they fought
`for the miners' cause
`
`a matter of widespread concern or importance: the cause of public
`health
`
`1 2
`
`3 4
`
`5
`
`SEE MORE
`
`verb
`
`9
`
`(tr) to be the cause of; bring about; precipitate; be the reason for
`
`DERIVED FORMS OF CAUSE
`
`5 of 7
`
`https://www.dictionary.com/browse/causing
`
`MemoryWeb Ex. 2043
`Unified Patents v. MemoryWeb – IPR2021-01413
`
`
`
`FEEDBACK
`
`causable, adjective
`causability, noun
`causeless, adjective
`causer, noun
`
`WORD ORIGIN FOR CAUSE
`
`C13: from Latin causa cause, reason, motive
`
`COLLINS ENGLISH DICTIONARY - COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED 2012 DIGITAL EDITION
`
`© WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO. LTD. 1979, 1986 © HARPERCOLLINS
`
`PUBLISHERS 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
`
`OTHER IDIOMS AND PHRASES WITH CAUSE
`
`cause
`
`In addition to the idioms beginning with cause
`
`cause a commotion
`
`cause raised eyebrows
`
`SEE MORE ORIGINS
`
`THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® IDIOMS DICTIONARY
`
`COPYRIGHT © 2002, 2001, 1995 BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING COMPANY. PUBLISHED BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
`
`PUBLISHING COMPANY.
`
`WORD OF THE DAY
`
`radiant
`
`adjective | [rey-dee-uhnt ]
`
`SEE DEFINITION
`
`6 of 7
`
`https://www.dictionary.com/browse/causing
`
`MemoryWeb Ex. 2043
`Unified Patents v. MemoryWeb – IPR2021-01413
`
`
`
`FEEDBACK
`
`Browse the Dictionary:
`W X Y Z
`
`# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V
`
`Browse by Category:
`
`Slang Emoji Acronyms Pop Culture
`
`About
`
`Careers
`
`Contact Us
`
`Cookies, Terms, &
`
`Privacy
`
`Do Not Sell My Info
`
`© 2022 Dictionary.com, LLC
`
`7 of 7
`
`https://www.dictionary.com/browse/causing
`
`MemoryWeb Ex. 2043
`Unified Patents v. MemoryWeb – IPR2021-01413
`
`
Accessing this document will incur an additional charge of $.
After purchase, you can access this document again without charge.
Accept $ Charge
Still Working On It
This document is taking longer than usual to download. This can happen if we need to contact the court directly to obtain the document and their servers are running slowly.
Give it another minute or two to complete, and then try the refresh button.
A few More Minutes ... Still Working
It can take up to 5 minutes for us to download a document if the court servers are running slowly.
Thank you for your continued patience.
This document could not be displayed.
We could not find this document within its docket. Please go back to the docket page and check the link. If that does not work, go back to the docket and refresh it to pull the newest information.
Your account does not support viewing this document.
You need a Paid Account to view this document. Click here to change your account type.
Your account does not support viewing this document.
Set your membership
status to view this document.
With a Docket Alarm membership, you'll
get a whole lot more, including:
- Up-to-date information for this case.
- Email alerts whenever there is an update.
- Full text search for other cases.
- Get email alerts whenever a new case matches your search.
One Moment Please
The filing “” is large (MB) and is being downloaded.
Please refresh this page in a few minutes to see if the filing has been downloaded. The filing will also be emailed to you when the download completes.
Your document is on its way!
If you do not receive the document in five minutes, contact support at support@docketalarm.com.
Sealed Document
We are unable to display this document, it may be under a court ordered seal.
If you have proper credentials to access the file, you may proceed directly to the court's system using your government issued username and password.
Access Government Site
