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reason /rēˈz(ə)n/ noun- Ground, support or justification of an act or belief
- A premise, esp when placed after its conclusion
- A motive or inducement
- An underlying explanatory principle
- A cause
- The mind's power of drawing conclusions and determining right and truth
- The exercise of this power
- Sanity
- Conformity to what is fairly to be expected or called for
- Moderation
- Fair treatment, eg satisfaction by a duel, or doing one's fair share in drinking (archaic)
- A remark, a sententious saying (Shakespeare)
- Proportion (Spenser)
intransitive verb- To exercise the faculty of reason
- To deduce inferences from premises
- To argue
- To debate
- To converse (Shakespeare)
transitive verb- To examine or discuss
- To debate
- To think out
- To set forth logically
- To bring by reasoning
ORIGIN: Fr raison, from L ratiō, -ōnis, from rērī, ratus to think reaˈsonable adjective - Endowed with reason
- Rational
- Acting according to reason
- Agreeable to reason
- Just
- Not excessive
- Not expensive
- Moderate
adverb (now non-standard)Reasonably reaˈsonableness noun reaˈsonably adverb reaˈsoned adjective Argued out reaˈsoner noun reaˈsoning noun reaˈsonless adjective by reason of - On account of
- In consequence of
do someone reason (obsolete) - To give someone the satisfaction of a duel
- To drink without shirking
it stands to reason It is obvious or logical listen to reason Listen to, and take heed of, the reasonable explanation, course of action, etc no reason but (Shakespeare) No reason for it being otherwise, hence, no possible alternative principle of sufficient reason That nothing happens without a sufficient reason why it should be as it is and not otherwise pure reason Reason absolutely independent of experience within or in reason Within the bounds of what is possible, sensible, etc |