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reason
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
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noun
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”
noun
a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
“there is reason to believe he is lying”
noun
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”
noun
a justification for something existing or happening
“he had no cause to complain”
noun
a rational motive for a belief or action
“the reason that war was declared”
noun
the state of having good sense and sound judgment
“his rationality may have been impaired”
verb
think logically
“The children must learn to reason”
verb
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
“We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house”
verb
present reasons and arguments
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we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil
there is reason to believe he is lying
the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly
he had no cause to complain
they had good reason to rejoice
the reason that war was declared
the grounds for their declaration
his rationality may have been impaired
he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions
The children must learn to reason
We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house
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