Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To convince (someone) to do (or not do) something using rational arguments; to get (someone) to view something rationally.

Examples

87 sentences

  1. You have to help me reason with Tom.

    Ти повинен допомогти мені урезонити Тома. — deniko

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  2. Maybe I can reason with Tom.

    Можливо, я можу урезонити Тома. — deniko

    ruМожет быть, я смогу урезонить Тома. — sharptoothed

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  3. You can't reason with Tom.

    Тома неможливо урезонити. — deniko

    ruТы не сможешь убедить Тома. — sharptoothed

    deMit Tom ist kein vernünftiges Wort zu reden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. I can reason with Tom.

    Я можу урезонити Тома. — deniko

    ruЯ могу урезонить Тома. — odexed

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  5. Let's try to reason with them.

    deLass uns versuchen, vernünftig mit ihnen zu reden! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Forms

reasons with, reasoning with, reasoned with, reasoned with
Base formreason with · to reason with
3rd person singularreasons with
Present participlereasoning with
Past simplereasoned with
Past participlereasoned with

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyreason with
he, she, itreasons with

Past simpleLesson

all personsreasoned with

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave reasoned with
he, she, ithas reasoned with

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill reason with

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rearviewreasonA1reasonableB1reasonablyB2reassertreassess
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