The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
The act of causing.
Cause and effect, considered as a system.
Function, role.
meaning for existing or doing something.
Resolution; determination.
The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
To have or set as one's purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
To have (an) intention, purpose, or design; to intend; to mean.