rea·son (r  z n)n. 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. Idioms: 1. To determine or conclude by logical thinking: reasoned out a solution to the problem. 2. To persuade or dissuade (someone) with reasons. 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.]rea son·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. |
reason
Noun
1. a cause or motive for a belief or action: he had two reasons for his dark mood
2. the ability to think or argue rationally
3. an argument in favour of or a justification for something: there is every reason to encourage people to keep fit
4. sanity
5. by reason of because of
6. within reason within moderate or justifiable bounds
7. it stands to reason it is logical or obvious
Verb
1. to think logically in forming conclusions
2. reason with to persuade by logical arguments into doing something
3. reason out to work out (a problem) by reasoning [Latin reri to think]
USAGE: The expression the reason is because... should be avoided. Instead one should say either this is because... or the reason is that...
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | reason - a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" rational motive - a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument occasion - reason; "there was no occasion for complaint" |
| 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" explanation, account - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" | |
| 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" | |
| 4. | reason - the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions" | |
| 5. | reason - a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" justification - a statement in explanation of some action or belief | |
| 6. | reason - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying" fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" indication - (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics" contraindication - (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment | |
| Verb | 1. | reason - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" induce - reason or establish by induction feel, find - come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" gather - conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework" |
| 2. |  reason - present reasons and arguments re-argue - argue again; "This politician will be forced into re-arguing an old national campaign" present, lay out, represent - bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" expostulate - reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion | |
| 3. | reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" rationalise away, rationalize away - substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of; "you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist in the house!" theorize - form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day" theorize - construct a theory about; "Galileo theorized the motion of the stars" ratiocinate - reason methodologically and logically compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation categorise, categorize - place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize" speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" |
reason
noun 1. cause, grounds, purpose, motive, end, goal, design, target, aim, basis, occasion, object, intention, incentive, warrant, impetus, inducement, why and wherefore (informal)
noun 2. justification, case, grounds, defence, argument, explanation, excuse, apology, rationale, exposition, vindication, apologia
noun 3. sense, mind, reasoning, understanding, brains, judgment, logic, mentality, intellect, comprehension, apprehension, sanity, rationality, soundness, sound mind, ratiocination << OPPOSITE emotion
verb 4. deduce, conclude, work out, solve, resolve, make out, infer, draw conclusions, think, ratiocinate, syllogize >> in or within reason within limits, within reasonable limits, within bounds
reason with someone persuade, debate with, remonstrate with, bring round, urge, win over, argue with, dispute with, dissuade, prevail upon (informal) expostulate with, show (someone) the error of his ways, talk into or out of
USAGE Many people object to the expression the reason is because, on the grounds that it is repetitive. It is therefore advisable to use either this is because or the reason is that.
Translations
reason [ˈriːzn] n (cause) → Grund m;
(rationality) → Verstand m;
(common sense) → Vernunft f
vi to reason with sb → vernünftig mit jdm reden;
n reason [ˈriːzn]
1 something which makes something happen, describes why it happened, should happen or is going to happen etc What is the reason for this noise?; What is your reason for going to London?; The reason (why) I am going is that I want to. rede سَبَب причина příčina, důvod årsag; grund der Grund λόγος, αιτία razón põhjus علت؛ دلیل syy raison סִיבָּה कारण, प्रयोजन razlog ok penyebab, alasan ástæða ragione 理由 이유 priežastis, motyvas cēlonis; iemesls penyebab reden grunn, årsak powód razão motiv, cauză причина príčina, dôvod vzrok; razlog razlog skäl, anledning, grund, orsak เหตุผล neden, sebep 理由 причина, привід وجہ lý do 理由
2 the power of the mind to think, form opinions and judgements etc Only man has reason – animals have not. denkvermoë عَقْل разсъдък rozum fornuft; dømmekraft die Vernunft λογική, λογικό razón mõistus عقل؛ خرد järki, päättelykyky raison שֶׂכֶל विवेक, बुद्धि razum értelem akal skynsemi, dómgreind ragione 理性 이성 protas saprāts fikiran rede fornuft, forstand, dømmekraft rozum razão raţiune разум rozum razum razum förstånd, förnuft การใช้เหตุผล akıl, mantık 理性 розум; розсудливість عقل lý trí 理性
v
1 to (be able to) think, form opinions and judgements etc Man alone has the ability to reason. redeneer يُفَكِّر мисля myslet ræsonnere denken σκέφτομαι λογικά razonar, discurrir mõtlema استدلال کردن؛ دلیل آوردن käyttää järkeään raisonner לַחֲשוֹב सोच-विचार करना rezonirati, zaključivati gondolkodik mempertimbangkan hugsa rökrétt, álykta ragionare 考える 사고하다, 판단하다 mąstyti, protauti domāt; spriest berfikir redeneren tenke seg til, trekke fornuftsslutninger rozumować raciocinar a raţiona размышлять myslieť razmišljati razmišljati göra slutledningar, resonera คิดอย่างมีเหตุผล düşün(ebil)mek 推理 міркувати غورو فکر کرنا suy luận 推理
2 to argue; to work out after some thought She reasoned that if he had caught the 6.30 p.m. train, he would not be home before 8.00. uitwerk يُجادِل обсъждам argumentovat, uvažovat ræsonnere schließen συμπεραίνω, καταλήγω στο λογικό συμπέρασμα deducir, llegar a la conclusión de que arutama, järeldama متقاعد کردن päätellä argumenter; raisonner לְנָסוֹת לְשַׁכנֵעַ तर्क करना, तर्क-वितर्क करना zaključivati érvel menyimpulkan rökræða argomentare, riflettere 論じる 추론하다 samprotauti, svarstyti izdomāt; izprātot berdalih beredeneren argumentere, resonnere argumentować concluir a gândi de două ori доказывать;делать выводы namietať, uvažovať sklepati rasuđivati resonera [] ชี้แจงเหตุผล sonucuna varmak, sonucunu çıkarmak 爭辯，推斷 аргументувати; доводити استدلال کرنا tranh luận 争辩，推断
adj reasonable
1 sensible a reasonable suggestion. sinvol مَعْقول смислен rozumný fornuftig; rimelig vernünftig λογικός razonable mõistlik منطقی järkevä raisonnable הֶגיוֹנִי समझदार, संतुलित razborit, prihvatljiv ésszerű masuk akal skynsamlegur ragionevole 筋の通った 분별 있는 protingas saprātīgs munasabah redelijk rimelig, fornuftig sensowny razoável înţelept разумный rozumný razumen razuman förnuftig, förståndig มีเหตุผล akla yatkın 合理的 поміркований معقول hợp lý 合理的
2 willing to listen to argument; acting with good sense You will find him very reasonable. redelik عاقِل، رشيد благоразумен rozumný lydhør verständig λογικός sensato, juicioso mõistlik منصف؛ میانه رو järkevä raisonnable הֶגיוֹנִי युक्ति, संगत razborit értelmes berakal sehat sanngjarn ragionevole 道理に合った 합리적인 supratingas saprotošs toleransi redelijk fornuftig, rimelig racjonalny cordato înţelept, chibzuit благоразумный rozumný, slušný razumevajoč razuman förnuftig, resonlig สมเหตุสมผล makul, sağduyulu 理智的 розсудливий سمجھ دار biết điều 理智的
3 fair; correct; which one should or could accept Is $10 a reasonable price for this book? billik مَقْبول، مَعْقول поносим rozumný rimelig angemessen λογικός, ορθός, δίκαιος razonable sobiv, õige معقول sopiva raisonnable סָבִיר उचित मूल्य prihvatljiv elfogadható bisa diterima sanngjarn ragionevole 手ごろな 합당한, 납득할 만한 priimtinas, prieinamas pieņemams; (par cenu) mērens munasabah billijk rimelig, rettferdig rozsądny, uczciwy justo rezonabil приемлемый rozumný, znesiteľný zmeren prihvatljiv rimlig, skälig พอสมควร uygun, elverişli 公平的 недорогий, прийнятний مناسب phải chăng 公平的
4 satisfactory; as much as one might expect or want There was a reasonable number of people at the meeting. voldoende مُرْضٍ، مَقْبول приемлив přiměřený, dostatečný rimelig angemessen ικανοποιητικός razonable rahuldav مناسب kohtuullinen raisonnable סָבִיר संतोषजनक zadovoljavajući, prihvatljiv kielégítő memuaskan sæmilegur ragionevole まずまずの 만족할 만큼의 prideramas pieņemams; vērā ņemams boleh diterima redelijk rimelig, akseptabel godziwy, wystarczający razoável caracter rezonabil умеренный primeraný primeren zadovoljavajući tillräcklig, hygglig สมเหตุผล oldukça çok 合適的 помірний واجبی vừa phải 合适的
n reasonableness
redelikheid مَعْقوليَّه смисленост rozumnost rimelighed die Verständigkeit λογικότητα lo razonable; sensatez, juicio mõistlikkus خردمندی؛ معقول بودن mielekkyys caractère raisonnable הֶגיוֹנִיוּת औचित्य razboritost, prihvatljivost ésszerűség; inndokoltság keadaan masuk akal sanngirni ragionevolezza 道理 분별 있음, 합리적임, 정당함 protingumas, supratingumas []prātīgums munasabah redelijkheid rimelighet; fornuftighet sensowność, racjonalność moderação caracter rezonabil благоразумие;умеренность rozumnosť razumnost prihvatljivost förnuftighet, resonlighet ความมีเหตุผล akla yatkınlık 合理性 логічність معقولیت sự hợp lý 合理性
adv reasonably
He behaved very reasonably; The car is reasonably priced; The meeting was reasonably well attended. redelik بصورةٍ مَعْقولَه разумно rozumně; přiměřeně rimeligt vernünftig λογικά razonablemente mõistlikult, arukalt به طور معقول؛ نسبتا järkevästi, kohtuullisesti raisonnablement בְּאוֹפֶן סָבִיר समुचित relativno, opravdano ésszerűen; meglehetősen secara memuaskan af sanngirni ragionevolmente 適度に 합리적으로, 알맞게, 꽤 protingai, supratingai, pakenčiamai []prātīgi; pieņemami secara munasabah redelijk fornuftig, rimelig, temmelig rozsądnie, wystarczająco razoavelmente (în mod) rezonabil; destul de благоразумно;недорого; умеренно rozumne; primerane razumno razumljivo förnuftigt, rimligt, någorlunda อย่างมีเหตุผล makul bir şekilde 合理地 розсудливо معقولیت سے một cách hợp lý 合理地
n reasoning
the act or process of reaching a decision, conclusion etc I don't understand his reasoning at all. redenasie تَفْكير، حُجَج وبراهين разсъждаване uvažování ræsonnering die Argumentation συλλογισμός razonamiento põhjendus, arutlemine استدلال؛ دلیل järkeily raisonnement חָשִיבָה, שִׁיקוּל דָעַת तर्क-वितर्क umovanje, zaključivanje gondolkodás nalar röksemdafærsla ragionamento 論理 추론, 논리적 사고 samprotavimas spriešana; domu gaita cara berfikir redenering resonnering; resonnement, tankegang rozumowanie raciocínio raţionament, gândire рассуждение, аргументация uvažovanie razmišljanje rasuđivanje resonemang การสรุปหรือการตัดสินใจโดยใช้เหตุผล akıl yürütme, mantık 論證 міркування; аргументація دلیل lập luận 论证
have reason to (believe, think
to feel justified in (believing etc) I have (good) reason to think that he is lying. het rede om te glo لَدَيه سَبَبٌ مَعقول имам причина да смятам mít důvod (věřit, myslet) grund Anlaß haben zu έχω κάθε λόγο να tener razones para (pensar, creer, etc.) on alust, on põhjus دلیل داشتن olla syytä avoir des raisons de (croire, penser, etc.) יֶש יְסוֹד לַהַשעֲרַה मानना imati razlog (za nešto) oka van vmire punya alasan hafa ástæðu til (að ætla) avere motivo di credere/pensare ～の根拠がある ...할 (충분한) 이유가 있다 turėti pagrindą būt pamatam domāt, ka; pamatoti uzskatīt merasakan reden ha grunn til å (tro/mene) mieć podstawy aby (wierzyć, uważać itd.) ter razOes para a avea motive să (creadă) иметь основания (полагать, думать) mať dôvod (veriť, myslieť ap.) upravičeno (misliti) imati razloga da verujete ha anledning att tro เหตุผล inanmak için bir nedeni olmak 有理由(認為) мати вагому причину کسی چیز پر یقین کرنے کے لیے معقول وجہ ہونا cảm thấy có lý khi làm gì 有理由（认为）
it stands to reason
it is obvious or logical If you go to bed so late it stands to reason that you will be tired next morning. dis logies واضِح، منْطِقي أن логично е je logické være klart es leuchtet ein είναι αυτονόητο, εύλογο, προφανές es evidente, es lógico iseenesest selge, loogiline منطقی بودن؛ عاقلانه بودن olla itsestään selvää il va de soi que זֶה הֶגיוֹנִי ש- तार्किक razumije se samo po sebi, zdrav razum kaže nyilvánvaló logis vera rökréttur (è ovvio che) 当然である 자명하다, 당연하다 savaime suprantama pats par sevi saprotams secara logiknya het spreekt vanzelf det er opplagt, det sier seg selv jest rzeczą zrozumiałą é evidente (que) este de la sine înţeles разумеется je logické jasno je, da... biti logično det är uppenbart, det säger sig självt มีเหตุผล kuşkusuz, şüphesiz 理所當然的是... очевидно یہ بات قرین عقل ہے thật hiển nhiên là 理所当然的是...
listen to reason
to allow oneself to be persuaded to do something more sensible than what one was going to do; to pay attention to common sense. luister na gesonde verstand يُصْغي لِصَوْت العَقْل، يُصْغي إلى الصَّواب вслушвам се в разумни съвети uznat důvody tage imod fornuft Vernunft annehmen ακούω τη φωνή της λογικής atender a razones mõistuse juurde tulema, mõistlik olema به حرف حساب کسی گوش دادن tulla järkiinsä entendre raison לשמוע לְקוֹל הַהִיגָיוֹן तर्क मानना poslušati savjet, uvažiti razloge hallgat a józan eszére mendengarkan akal sehat fara að skynsamlegum ráðum (lasciarsi persuadere) 道理を聞きわける 도리[]에 따르다 pasikliauti sveiku protu uzklausīt veselo saprātu mendengar logiknya naar rede luisteren høre på sunn fornuft; være fornuftig (po)słuchać głosu rozsądku bom senso ouvir a voz do a asculta glasul raţiunii прислушаться к голосу разума uznať dôvod dati se prepričati poslušati razum lyda förnuftets röst, ta reson ฟังเหตุผล söz/lâf dinlemek 服理 прислухатися до голосу розуму; схаменутися عقل کی بات سننا cho phép ai thuyết phục 服理
lose one's reason
to become insane. mal word يَفْقِدُ صَوابَه полудявам ztratit rozum miste forstanden den Verstand verlieren χάνω τα λογικά μου perder la razón mõistust kaotama عقل خود را از دست دادن؛ دیوانه شدن menettää järkensä perdre la raison לַצֵאת מִדַעֲתוֹ अतार्किक बन जाना izgubiti pamet, poludjeti eszét veszti menjadi gila missa vitið perdere la ragione 気がふれる 미치다 netekti proto zaudēt prātu hilang kewarasan zijn verstand verliezen bli gal, miste forstanden stracić rozum perder a razão a-şi pierde minţile сойти с ума stratiť rozum izgubiti pamet izgubiti razum tappa förståndet ไม่เข้าใจเหตุผล aklını yitirmek, delirmek 失去理智 збожеволіти دیوانہ ہونا mất lý trí 失去理智
reason with
to argue with (a person) in order to persuade him to be more sensible We tried to reason with the worried mother but she went out alone in the storm to look for the child. argumenteer met يَتَجادَل لِيُقْنِع увещавам diskutovat, přemlouvat tale til fornuft zu überzeugen suchen συζητώ λογικά razonar con alguien mõistusele kutsuma با دلیل قانع کننده puhua järkeä raisonner qqn לְנָסוֹת לְשַכנֵע सकारण urazumiti vitatkozik vkivel membujuk, bermusyawarah rökræða við ragionare con 説得する 설득하다, 논리적으로 설명하다 įtikinėti, ginčytis pārliecināt; pierunāt; argumentēt bertekak redeneren snakke (noen) til fornuft przekonywać argumentar a convinge prin argumente убеждать baviť sa, debatovať prigovarjati (komu) urazumiti försöka övertyga (tala till rätta) แสดงเหตุผลมาจูงใจ tartışarak ikna etmek 同...講道理 вмовляти دلیل کے ساتھ بحث کرنا tranh luận với ai 同...讲道理
see reason
to (be persuaded to) be more sensible than one is or has been. omgehaal word يَجِدُ سَبَباً вслушвам се в разумни съвети uznat důvod indse det fornuftige i noget Vernunft annehmen λογικεύομαι entrar en razón aru pähe võtma قانع کردن uskoa järkipuhetta entendre raison לִראוֹת אֶת הַהִיגָיוֹן तर्क मानना imati razlog belát vmit menerima pertimbangan átta sig, taka sönsum (diventare ragionevole) 道理がわかる ateiti į protą nākt pie prāta dipujuk naar rede luisteren se lyset zmądrzeć ser razoável a asculta de glasul raţiunii образумиться uznať dôvod spametovati se urazumiti ta sitt förnuft till fånga ชักจูงโดยการโน้มน้าว daha mantıklı olmak 明白...的道理 прислухатися до доказів کسی کے اندر معقولیت پانا nhận ra 明白...的道理
within reason
within the limits of good sense I'll do anything / go anywhere within reason. binne perke في نِطاق العَقْل، في حُدود الصَّواب в границите на разумното v rozumné míře inden for rimelighedens grænse innerhalb gewisser Grenzen μέσα σε λογικά όρια dentro de lo razonable mõistlikkuse piirides با عقل جر در آمدن kohtuuden rajoissa dans des limites raisonnables בִּטווָח הַהִיגיוֹן तर्को के दायरे में u razumnim granicama, umjereno az ésszerűség határain belül kalau masuk akal innan skynsamlegra marka entro limiti ragionevole 無理のない程度に 도리에 맞는, 납득할 만한 kiek leidžia sveikas protas saprāta robežās selagi munasabah wat redelijk is innen rimelighetens grenser w granicach rozsądku dentro dos limites în limitele bunului simţ в пределах разумного v rozumnej miere v razumnih mejah u granicama razuma inom rimlighetens gräns (rimliga gränser) เนื่องจากเหตุนี้จึงทำให้เกิดผลแบนี้ akla yatkın olan, makul sınırlar içinde 合情理 в розумних межах معقولیت کی حد میں biết phải trái 合情理
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