Reason
nnoun.motivea rational motive for a belief or actionSynset:ground
Examples:- the reason that war was declared
- the grounds for their declaration
Derivationally Related Form:groundreason
Hypernyms:rational motive
Inherited Hypernyms:reasonrational motivemotivationpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:accountoccasionscorewhereforewhy
Full Hyponyms:occasionscorewhy
nnoun.communicationan explanation of the cause of some phenomenonExamples:- the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly
Hypernyms:account explanation
Inherited Hypernyms:reasonexplanationstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionthe capacity for rational thought or inference or discriminationSynset:intellect understanding
Examples:- we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil
Derivationally Related Form:reason
Hypernyms:faculty mental faculty module
Inherited Hypernyms:reasonfacultyabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.statethe state of having good sense and sound judgmentSynset:rationality reasonableness
Examples:- his rationality may have been impaired
- he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions
Derivationally Related Form:reasonablereasonrational
Hypernyms:saneness sanity
Inherited Hypernyms:rationalitysanitymental healthpsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa justification for something existing or happeningSynset:cause grounds
Examples:- he had no cause to complain
- they had good reason to rejoice
Derivationally Related Form:causecausal
Hypernyms:justification
Inherited Hypernyms:causejustificationexplanationstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitiona fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusionExamples:- there is reason to believe he is lying
Hypernyms:fact
Inherited Hypernyms:reasonfactinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:contraindicationindication
Full Hyponyms:contraindicationindication
vverb.cognitiondecide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusionSynset:conclude reason out
Examples:- We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house
Derivationally Related Form:conclusiveconclusionreasonreasoner
Hypernyms:cerebrate cogitate think
Inherited Hypernyms:reasonthink
Direct Hyponyms:deducedeductderiveextrapolatefeelfindgathergeneralisegeneralizeinduceinfersyllogisesyllogize
Full Troponyms:deduceelicitextrapolatefindgathergeneralizeinduceovergeneralizesurmisesyllogizeuniversalize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: conclude, reason)
vverb.communicationpresent reasons and argumentsSynset:argue
Derivationally Related Form:reasonarguerargumentargumentationarguablereasoner
Hypernyms:lay out present represent
Inherited Hypernyms:arguepresentstateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:defendexpostulatefend forre-arguesupport
Full Troponyms:apologizecolordefendexpostulateextenuatepleadre-arguestand uptake sides withuphold
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: reason, argue) | Sam wants to --- with Sue (apply to: reason, argue)
vverb.cognitionthink logicallyExamples:- The children must learn to reason
Derivationally Related Form:reasoningreasonreasoner
Hypernyms:cerebrate cogitate think
Inherited Hypernyms:reasonthink
Direct Hyponyms:calculatecategorisecategorizeciphercomputecypherfigureratiocinaterationalise awayrationalize awayreckonspeculatetheorizework out
Full Troponyms:addassessauguraveragebatchbetbracketbudgetcalculatecapitalizecarry backcataloguecategorizeclassifycollocatecountcubedichotomizedifferentiatedivideenlightenestimateextractfactorfactorizefootforecastgivegradegroupguessguesstimatehalveintegrateinterpolateisolatelowballmakemiscalculatemisgaugemultiplyovercapitalizepigeonholeplacepredictprocessprophesyproratequantizequarterraiseratiocinaterationalize awayreadrecalculatereckonreclassifyreferregroupresolvescrysecond-guesssizespeculatesquaresubtractsupposesurveysuspecttheorizetriangulatetruncateunitizevaticinate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE