ALL meanings of reason
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R r - noun reason explanation 1
- noun reason cause 1
- noun reason logic 1
- noun reason judgement 1
- intransitive verb reason try to persuade sb 1
- noun reason a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war. 1
- noun reason sanity 1
- noun reason a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action: I dare you to give me one good reason for quitting school! 1
- intransitive verb reason argue logically 1
- noun reason the mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences: Effective leadership requires a person of reason. 1
- transitive verb reason with clause: support by facts 1
- noun reason sound judgment; good sense. 1
- transitive verb reason with clause: infer, conclude 1
- noun reason normal or sound powers of mind; sanity. 1
- noun reason logic: premise 1
- noun reason Logic. a premise of an argument. 1
- intransitive verb reason think logically about sth 1
- noun reason Philosophy. the faculty or power of acquiring intellectual knowledge, either by direct understanding of first principles or by argument. the power of intelligent and dispassionate thought, or of conduct influenced by such thought. Kantianism. the faculty by which the ideas of pure reason are created. 1
- verb without object reason to think or argue in a logical manner. 1
- verb without object reason to form conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises. 1
- verb without object reason to urge reasons which should determine belief or action. 1
- verb with object reason to think through logically, as a problem (often followed by out). 1
- verb with object reason to conclude or infer. 1
- verb with object reason to convince, persuade, etc., by reasoning. 1
- verb with object reason to support with reasons. 1
- idioms reason bring (someone) to reason, to induce a change of opinion in (someone) through presentation of arguments; convince: The mother tried to bring her rebellious daughter to reason. 1
- idioms reason by reason of, on account of; because of: He was consulted about the problem by reason of his long experience. 1
- idioms reason in / within reason, in accord with reason; justifiable; proper: She tried to keep her demands in reason. 1
- idioms reason stand to reason, to be clear, obvious, or logical: With such an upbringing it stands to reason that the child will be spoiled. 1
- idioms reason with reason, with justification; properly: The government is concerned about the latest crisis, and with reason. 1
- countable noun reason The reason for something is a fact or situation which explains why it happens or what causes it to happen. 0
- uncountable noun reason If you say that you have reason to believe something or to have a particular emotion, you mean that you have evidence for your belief or there is a definite cause of your feeling. 0
- uncountable noun reason The ability that people have to think and to make sensible judgments can be referred to as reason. 0
- verb reason If you reason that something is true, you decide that it is true after thinking carefully about all the facts. 0
- noun reason the faculty of rational argument, deduction, judgment, etc 0
- noun reason sound mind; sanity 0
- noun reason a cause or motive, as for a belief, action, etc 0
- noun reason an argument in favour of or a justification for something 0
- noun reason the intellect regarded as a source of knowledge, as contrasted with experience 0
- noun reason grounds for a belief; a premise of an argument supporting that belief 0
- verb reason to think logically or draw (logical conclusions) from facts or premises 0
- verb reason to urge or seek to persuade by reasoning 0
- verb reason to work out or resolve (a problem) by reasoning 0
- noun reason an explanation or justification of an act, idea, etc. 0
- noun reason a cause or motive 0
- noun reason the ability to think, form judgments, draw conclusions, etc. 0
- noun reason sound thought or judgment; good sense 0
- noun reason normal mental powers; a sound mind; sanity 0
- intransitive verb reason to think coherently and logically; draw inferences or conclusions from facts known or assumed 0
- intransitive verb reason to argue or talk in a logical way 0