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reason

/ reason /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
"we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
Type of:
faculty mental faculty module
Derived:
argue reason out conclude
noun Sense 2
a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
"there is reason to believe he is lying"
Type of:
fact
Kinds of:
indication contraindication
noun Sense 3
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
"the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
Type of:
explanation account
noun Sense 4
a rational motive for a belief or action
"the reason that war was declared"
"the grounds for their declaration"
Type of:
rational motive
Kinds of:
occasion score account why wherefore
Derived:
establish base ground found reason out
verb Sense 5
think logically
"The children must learn to reason"
Type of:
think cogitate cerebrate
Kinds of:
rationalize away rationalise away theorize ratiocinate calculate
Derived:
understanding intellect reasoner ratiocinator reasoning
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 6
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
"We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
Type of:
think cogitate cerebrate
Kinds of:
induce deduce infer deduct derive
Derived:
decision determination conclusion rationality reasonableness
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
noun Sense 7
a justification for something existing or happening
"he had no cause to complain"
"they had good reason to rejoice"
Type of:
justification
Derived:
cause do make induce stimulate
noun Sense 8
the state of having good sense and sound judgment
"his rationality may have been impaired"
"he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
Type of:
sanity saneness
Derived:
argue reason out conclude
verb Sense 9
present reasons and arguments
Type of:
present represent lay out
Kinds of:
re-argue expostulate defend support fend for
Derived:
rationality reasonableness understanding intellect reasoner
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
72
Times Searched
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faculty mental faculty module fact indication contraindication explanation account rational motive occasion score why