English dictionary
reason
nounPronunciation
ˈɹiːzən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
noun
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
noun
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
noun
- a justification for something existing or happening
noun
- a rational motive for a belief or action
noun
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
verb
- think logically
verb
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
verb
- present reasons and arguments
Example sentences
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