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reason
verb(rea-son)
present reasons and arguments
Synonyms: argue,
reason
noun(rea-son)
a rational motive for a belief or action
Synonyms: ground,
Examples:
The reason that war was declared.
reason
noun(rea-son)
the state of having good sense and sound judgment
Examples:
He had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions.
reason
verb(rea-son)
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
Synonyms: conclude, reason out,
Examples:
We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house.
reason
noun(rea-son)
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
Examples:
We are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil.
reason
noun(rea-son)
a justification for something existing or happening
Synonyms: cause, grounds,
Examples:
They had good reason to rejoice.
reason
noun(rea-son)
a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
Examples:
There is reason to believe he is lying.
reason
noun(rea-son)
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
Examples:
The reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly.
reason
verb(rea-son)
think logically
Examples:
The children must learn to reason.

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