Representing the current understanding of causality as the relation of cause and effect, this covers the modern definitions of "cause" as either the agent or agency or particular events or states of affairs.
ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ðə kˈɜːɹənt ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ʌv kɔːzˈælᵻɾi æz ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪʃən ʌv kˈɔːz ænd ɪfˈɛkt, ðɪs kˈʌvɚz ðə mˈɑːdɚn dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃənz ʌv "kˈɔːz" æz ˈiːðɚ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒənt ɔːɹ ˈeɪdʒənsi ɔːɹ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚɹ ᵻvˈɛnts ɔːɹ stˈeɪts ʌv ɐfˈɛɹz.