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English to English noun
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a rational motive for a belief or action |  | Example: the reason that war was declared
the grounds for their declaration
source: wordnet30
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an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon | | Example: the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly
source: wordnet30
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the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination | | Example: we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil
source: wordnet30
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the state of having good sense and sound judgment | | Example: his rationality may have been impaired
he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions
source: wordnet30
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a justification for something existing or happening | | Example: he had no cause to complain
they had good reason to rejoice
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a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion | | Example: there is reason to believe he is lying
source: wordnet30
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A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation; the efficient cause of an occurrence or a phenomenon; a motive for an action or a determination; proof, more or less decisive, for an opinion or a conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause; ground of argument. | | source: webster1913 verb
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decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion | | Example: We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house
source: wordnet30
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present reasons and arguments | | source: wordnet30
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think logically | | Example: The children must learn to reason
source: wordnet30
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To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts. | | source: webster1913
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To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as, I reasoned the matter with my friend. | | source: webster1913
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