reason
To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rationalTo deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
» I want to know the reason.
Ich möchte den Grund wissen.
Я хочу знать причину.
Я хочу знати причину.
Meaning
8 senses(intransitive)To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
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рассужда́тьrassuždátʹ
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
(intransitive)To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
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проду́матьprodúmatʹ
(ambitransitive)To 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.
present reasons and arguments
(rare, transitive)To support with reasons, as a request.
(transitive)To persuade by reasoning or argument.
to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan
einreden, ausreden (out of s.th.), abbringen (out of s.th)
(transitive, with down)To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
to reason down a passion
(transitive, usually)To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon
(intransitive, obsolete)To converse; to compare opinions.
vernünftig argumentieren, Meinungen abwägen
Examples
3727 sentencesI want to know the reason.
Я хочу знати причину. — deniko
ruЯ хочу знать причину. — Hayabusa
deIch möchte den Grund wissen. — Manfredo
She quit school for health reasons.
Вона покинула школу через проблеми із здоров'ям. — ChickenKiev
ruОна покинула школу по состоянию здоровья. — Biga
deSie hat die Schule aus gesundheitlichen Gründen verlassen. — jast
That's the reason he became angry.
Ось чому він розсердився. — deniko
deDas ist der Grund, warum er ärgerlich wurde. — riotlake
That's no reason to get angry.
Це не причина для люті. — deniko
ruНет причины выходить из себя. — sharptoothed
deEs besteht kein Grund, wütend zu werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Did Tom give you a reason?
Том назвав тобі яку-небудь причину? — deniko
ruТом объяснил тебе причину? — sharptoothed
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English resoun, reson, from Anglo-Norman raisun (Old French raison), from LatiFrom Middle English resoun, reson, from Anglo-Norman raisun (Old French raison), from Latin ratiō, from ratus, past participle of reor (“reckon”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁- (“to think”), reanalysed root of *h₂er- (“to put together”). Displaced native Middle English reden (found in compounds), from Old English rǣden (“condition, stipulation, calculation, direction”), from the same Proto-Indo-European source (compare West Frisian reden (“reason”), Dutch reden (“reason”)). Doublet of ration and ratio.
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Forms
reasons, reasoning, reasoned, reasonedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonyms- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion:reason outconclude
- present reasons and arguments:argue
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- C1Cleft sentences — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- the main reason
- the reason why
- no reason
- main reason
- there's no reason
- the only reason
- know the reason
- the real reason
- no reason to
- main reason why
- real reason
- a good reason