cause to be

English translation: have someone else do it

15:18 Jul 14, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Accounting
English term or phrase: cause to be
From time to time after the Closing Date, X and its Affiliates shall promptly execute, or cause to be executed, such other instrumentes of conveyance, assignmente, tranfer and delivery and will take or cause to be taken such other actions
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Selected answer:have someone else do it
Explanation:
execute, --- do it themselves

or cause to be executed, --- have somebody else do it.

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Your father caused you to wash the dishes!
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have someone else do it


Explanation:
execute, --- do it themselves

or cause to be executed, --- have somebody else do it.

Like

Your father caused you to wash the dishes!

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 08:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree  Alfa Trans (X)
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agree  Rajan Chopra
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agree  Milena Sahakian
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agree  Grace Anderson
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agree  Asghar Bhatti
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agree  Eva Karpouzi
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bring about the execution of


Explanation:
Although in essence this can be understood as "get/have someone else to do it", I do feel there is a shade of difference in meaning between the two, due to the word "cause".

Paul Dixon
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Local time: 12:03
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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