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reason > 9 senses
NOUN1reason, groundA rational motive for a belief or action
2reasonAn explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
3reason, understanding, intellectThe capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
4reason, rationality, reasonablenessThe state of having good sense and sound judgment
5reason, cause, groundsA justification for something existing or happening
6reasonA fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
VERB1reason, reason out, concludeDecide by reasoning
2reason, arguePresent reasons and arguments
3reasonThink logically
reason > pronunciation
Soundsriy'zahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website...
reason > noun 1, motive
MeaningA rational motive for a belief or action.
Examples"the reason that war was declared"
Synonymsground
Narroweroccasion; score, account; why, wherefore
Broaderrational motive
Verbsreason
reason > noun 2, communication
MeaningAn explanation of the cause of some phenomenon.
Examples"the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
Broaderexplanation, account
reason > noun 3, cognition
MeaningThe capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination.
Examples"we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
Synonymsunderstanding, intellect
Broaderfaculty, mental faculty, module
Verbsreason; reason; reason
reason > noun 4, state
MeaningThe state of having good sense and sound judgment.
Examples"he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
Synonymsrationality, reasonableness
Broadersanity, saneness
Verbsreason; reason
reason > noun 5, communication
MeaningA justification for something existing or happening.
Examples"they had good reason to rejoice"
Synonymscause, grounds
Broaderjustification
reason > noun 6, cognition
MeaningA fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion.
Examples"there is reason to believe he is lying"
Narrowerindication; contraindication
Broaderfact
reason > verb 1, cognition
MeaningDecide by reasoning. Draw or come to a conclusion.
PatternSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
ModelThey reason that there was a traffic accident
Examples"We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
Synonymsreason out, conclude
Narrowerinduce; deduce, infer, deduct, derive; syllogize, syllogise; find, feel; deduce, infer; gather; generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer
Broaderthink, cogitate, cerebrate
Nounsreason; reason; reason; reasoner
reason > verb 2, communication
MeaningPresent reasons and arguments.
PatternSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
ModelSam wants to reason with Sue; Sam and Sue reason
Synonymsargue
Narrowerre-argue; expostulate; defend, support, fend for
Broaderpresent, represent, lay out
Nounsreason; reasoner; reason
reason > verb 3, cognition
MeaningThink logically.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"The children must learn to reason"
Entailed bysolve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
Narrowerrationalize away, rationalise away; theorize; theorize; ratiocinate; calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure; categorize, categorise; speculate
Broaderthink, cogitate, cerebrate
Nounsreason; reasoner; reasoning

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