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reasoned

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rea·son  (rzn)
n.
1. The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction. See Usage Notes at because, why.
2. A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction: inquired about her reason for leaving.
3. An underlying fact or cause that provides logical sense for a premise or occurrence: There is reason to believe that the accused did not commit this crime.
4. The capacity for logical, rational, and analytic thought; intelligence.
5. Good judgment; sound sense.
6. A normal mental state; sanity: He has lost his reason.
7. Logic A premise, usually the minor premise, of an argument.
v. rea·soned, rea·son·ing, rea·sons
v.intr.
1. To use the faculty of reason; think logically.
2. To talk or argue logically and persuasively.
3. Obsolete To engage in conversation or discussion.
v.tr.
1. To determine or conclude by logical thinking: reasoned out a solution to the problem.
2. To persuade or dissuade (someone) with reasons.
Idioms:
by reason of
Because of.
in reason
With good sense or justification; reasonably.
within reason
Within the bounds of good sense or practicality.
with reason
With good cause; justifiably.

[Middle English, from Old French raison, from Latin rati, ratin-, from ratus, past participle of rr, to consider, think; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

reason·er n.
Synonyms: reason, intuition, understanding, judgment
These nouns refer to the intellectual faculty by which humans seek or attain knowledge or truth. Reason is the power to think rationally and logically and to draw inferences: "Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its [the Christian religion's] veracity" (David Hume).
Intuition is perception or comprehension, as of truths or facts, without the use of the rational process: I trust my intuitions when it comes to assessing someone's character.
Understanding is the faculty by which one understands, often together with the resulting comprehension: "The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding" (Louis D. Brandeis).
Judgment is the ability to assess situations or circumstances and draw sound conclusions: "At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment" (Benjamin Franklin). See Also Synonyms at cause, mind, think.

reasoned [ˈriːzənd]
adj
well thought-out or well presented a reasoned explanation
reasonedly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.reasoned - logically valid; "a sound argument"
valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"

reasoned
adjective sensible, clear, logical, systematic, judicious, well-thought-out, well-presented, well-expressed a reasoned approach
Translations
reasoned [ˈriːznd] ADJ [argument] → razonado
well-reasonedbien argumentado
reasoned [ˈriːzənd] adj [argument] → raisonné(e)
reasoned
adj argument, approachdurchdacht; discussionvernunftgeleitet, vernünftig; explanationwohlbegründet, durchdacht; reasoned thoughtVernunftdenken nt
reasoned [ˈriːznd] adj (discussion, approach) → ragionato/a; (argument, opinion) → ponderato/a
reasoned [ˈriːznd] adj (discussion, approach) → ragionato/a; (argument, opinion) → ponderato/a


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"If these are not good qualities," he reasoned, "it is folly to claim them.
I reasoned as I had reasoned already without knowing it - if that be reasoning - in case any harm should befall him through my not going, how could I ever forgive myself!
Each of these individuals got a paper at a certain hour, which he read with as much manner as he could command, and with singular perseverance as related to the difficulties to be overcome, to a clientele of bleachers, who reasoned as he reasoned, swore by his oaths, and finally arrived at all his conclusions.
 
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