reason with sb
— phrasal verb with reason uk/ˈriː.zən/us/ˈriː.zən/verb [ T ]
to try to persuade someone to act in a wise way or to change their behaviour or a decision, by explaining why it is a good idea:
[ + to infinitive ] The police reasoned with the hijackers to at least let the children go free.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Debate & discussion
- arena
- compare
- conciliate
- dialectic
- float around
- fly
- fly around
- get down to business idiom
- kick sth around
- negotiable
- negotiate
- parley
- reasoning
- sophistry
- speak
- talk sth out
- talk sth over
- thrash
- toss
- weigh in
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