nounπShareA cause:"The reason for my late arrival was a flat tire. "mindphilosophylogicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareRational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition."Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues."mindphilosophylogicabilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomething reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice."The teacher's decision to give extra time for the test was a reason based on the students' needs. "philosophylogicmindvalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareRatio; proportion."The reason for the increased sales was the favorable price-to-quality ratio. "mathnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational"After reviewing the test results, the teacher reasoned that the student needed more practice with fractions. "mindphilosophylogicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue."To convince his parents, he reasoned that staying up late was necessary for finishing his school project. "logicphilosophymindcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo converse; to compare opinions."The siblings reasoned about whose turn it was to do the dishes. "communicationlanguagephilosophylogicmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss."I reasoned the matter with my friend."logicphilosophycommunicationmindstatementlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo support with reasons, as a request."My teacher reasoned my absence from school with a doctor's note. "communicationlanguagewordlogicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo persuade by reasoning or argument."to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan"communicationlanguagephilosophylogicmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons."to reason down a passion"mindphilosophylogicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument."to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon"logicphilosophymindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
