Verb phrase collocation for causation

To indicate that an event, condition, or phenomenon leads to another result, especially when the outcome is unexpected or significant.

When discussing causes behind phenomena such as policy impacts, market changes, scientific discoveries, or social trends; often used in research reports, analyses, formal documents, and academic writing.

Academic (research papers), professional/business settings (reports, memos), formal/legal contexts (legal briefs).

give rise to

give rise to

tense variation: gave rise to, has given rise to; alternative verbs: lead to, result in, bring about, engender

• speculation
• concern
• debate
• a number of problems
• new opportunities
• serious concerns.

• lead to
• result in
• bring about
• engender.

mistake spelling "rise" as "raise", which is not idiomatic for this expression.

give birth to (literal/metaphorical), trigger (more general).

Learners often confuse with the noun form "raise"; note that "rise" here functions adjectivally meaning 'to cause something to exist or occur'.

• bring about
• engender
• spark off
• set in motion

Used primarily for unintended, significant consequences and carries a formal tone; contrasts with more casual expressions like "lead to".

Emphasizes causality and highlights the importance of the resulting phenomenon in discourse.

Social changes give rise to new challenges.

This expression is used to describe the origin of significant or unexpected outcomes, often in formal or academic contexts.

cause → lead to → give rise to serious concerns