causeOf

P694
predicate

Indicates that one entity brings about, produces, or is responsible for the occurrence or existence of another entity or event.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
declineCause 977
causeOf canonical 917
causes 809

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: causeOf
Generated description
Indicates that one entity brings about, produces, or is responsible for the occurrence or existence of another entity or event.

Sample triples (6,499)

Subject Object
Team LeBron players wore number 2 jerseys in honor of Gianna Bryant to commemorate Gianna Bryant after her death via predicate surface "reason"
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions) injury must result from operations on the outer continental shelf involving exploration, development, or production of minerals via predicate surface "standardOfCausation"
The Germ poor sales via predicate surface "reasonForEnd"
Fritz J. Russ establishment of the Russ Prize
STS-107 damage to left wing leading edge from foam strike at launch via predicate surface "causeOfAccident"
Jacqueline Roque relationship with Pablo Picasso via predicate surface "causeOfNotability"
Jacqueline Roque extensive visual documentation in Picasso's oeuvre via predicate surface "causeOfNotability"
HMS Prince of Wales aerial torpedoes via predicate surface "causeOfLoss"
HMS Prince of Wales bomb damage via predicate surface "causeOfLoss"
Hans Asperger pioneering descriptions of a subgroup on the autism spectrum via predicate surface "causeOfNotability"
Lettres philosophiques controversy in France via predicate surface "caused"
Lettres philosophiques condemnation by French authorities via predicate surface "caused"
HMS Drake torpedo via predicate surface "causeOfSinking"
Lai Teck exposure as a traitor within the Malayan Communist Party via predicate surface "causeOfNotability"
Orestes coup by Odoacer via predicate surface "causeOfEndOfRule"
National Road rise of railroads via predicate surface "declineCause"
Operation Wilfred to cut off Swedish iron ore shipments to Germany via Narvik via predicate surface "reason"
East African Rift crustal extension via predicate surface "causes"
East African Rift normal faulting via predicate surface "causes"
East African Rift volcanism via predicate surface "causes"
East African Rift earthquakes via predicate surface "causes"
Cherokee Nation (historical) settler encroachment on Cherokee lands via predicate surface "causeOfConflict"
Cherokee Nation (historical) gold discoveries on Cherokee land via predicate surface "causeOfConflict"
Trail of Tears U.S. desire for Native American lands via predicate surface "reason"
Trail of Tears expansion of cotton agriculture via predicate surface "reason"
Trail of Tears discovery of gold on Cherokee land via predicate surface "reason"
B. J. Vorster leadership of South Africa during the apartheid era via predicate surface "causeOfNotability"
Phytophthora infestans potato late blight via predicate surface "causes"
Phytophthora infestans tomato late blight via predicate surface "causes"
American Party sectional conflict over slavery via predicate surface "declineCause"
American Party rise of the Republican Party via predicate surface "declineCause"
American Party internal divisions over slavery via predicate surface "declineCause"
Campylobacter humans via predicate surface "pathogenicTo"
Campylobacter animals via predicate surface "pathogenicTo"
Campylobacter campylobacteriosis via predicate surface "causesDisease"
Campylobacter bacterial gastroenteritis via predicate surface "causesDisease"
Fungi Plants via predicate surface "causesDiseaseIn"
Fungi Animals via predicate surface "causesDiseaseIn"
Fungi Humans via predicate surface "causesDiseaseIn"
Azores Triple Junction earthquake activity in the Azores region via predicate surface "causes"
Azores Triple Junction volcanic activity in the Azores region via predicate surface "causes"
Phoenician religion Hellenization via predicate surface "declineCause"
Phoenician religion Roman expansion via predicate surface "declineCause"
Tuareg rebellions in Mali political instability in Mali
Tuareg rebellions in Mali humanitarian crises in northern Mali
Myra Kraft leadership in Boston-area charitable organizations via predicate surface "causeOfNotability"
USS Sims (DD-409) Japanese carrier aircraft attack via predicate surface "causeOfSinking"
Torwa dynasty internal succession disputes via predicate surface "declineCause"
Torwa dynasty rise of the Rozvi under Changamire Dombo via predicate surface "declineCause"
Sanation movement invasion of Poland in 1939 via predicate surface "reasonForEnd"