Rea´son   Pronunciation: rē´z'n
I'll give him reasons for it.
- Shak.
I was promised, on a time,
To have reason for my rhyme.
- Spenser.
4.(Math.) Ratio; proportion.
By reason of
by means of; on account of; because of.
In reason
in justice; with rational ground; in a right view.
- Bacon.
v. i.1.To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts.
[imp. & p. p. Reasoned (rē"z'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reasoning.]
3.To converse; to compare opinions.
2.To support with reasons, as a request.
4.To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; - with down; as, to reason down a passion.
5.To find by logical processes; to explain or justify by reason or argument; - usually with out; as, to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon.
Noun1.reason - a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
Synonyms: ground
2.reason - 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"
3.reason - 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"
Synonyms: cause, grounds
6.reason - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"
Verb1.reason - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
Synonyms: conclude, reason out
2.reason - present reasons and arguments
Synonyms: argue
3.reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason"


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Rearing bit
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-- Reason --
reason out
Reasonable act
reasonable care
Reasonable time
reasoning backward
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