Meaning

8 senses

  1. A cause:

    (countable, uncountable)That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.

    The reason this tree fell is that it had rotted.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A motive for an action or a determination.

    He made reason with his boss about taking a day off.

    The reason I robbed the bank was that I needed the money.

    Grund

    причи́наpričína, резо́нrezón, моти́вmotív

    a rational motive for a belief or action

  3. (countable, uncountable)An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.

    Grund

    по́водpóvod, до́водdóvod, резо́нrezón

    ра́ціяrácija, до́відdóvid

  4. (countable, uncountable)A premise placed after its conclusion.

    a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion

  5. (uncountable)Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.

    Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues.

    Verstand, Vernunft, Intellekt

    ра́зумrázum, рассу́докrassúdok, умum

    ро́зумrózum

    the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

  6. A wall plate.

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.

    16th century Edmund Spenser, Lines on his Promised Pension I was promised, on a time, To have reason for my rhyme.

    резо́нностьrezónnostʹ

  8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Ratio; proportion.

Examples

3727 sentences

  1. I want to know the reason.

    Я хочу знати причину. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу знать причину. — Hayabusa

    deIch möchte den Grund wissen. — Manfredo

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  2. 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

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  3. That's the reason he became angry.

    Ось чому він розсердився. — deniko

    deDas ist der Grund, warum er ärgerlich wurde. — riotlake

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  4. 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

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  5. Did Tom give you a reason?

    Том назвав тобі яку-небудь причину? — deniko

    ruТом объяснил тебе причину? — sharptoothed

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
that which causes: a cause:
excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination:
(the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking:
Русский
By meaning 5
that which causes: a cause:
motive for an action or determination:
excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination:
(the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking:
something reasonable:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
that which causes: a cause:
(the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking:

Origin

From Middle English resoun, reson, from Anglo-Norman raisun (Old French raison), from Lati

From 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.

From Middle English reason, reson, resen, rasen, from Old English ræsn (“beam, rafter, ceiling, wall panel”), probably from Proto-West Germanic *raʀn (“house”), from Proto-Germanic *razną (“house, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₁- (“to rest”).

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Forms

plural: reasons

Synonyms

12 synonyms
occasionB1that which causes
motive for an action:motiveB1rationale
thought offered in support:excuseA1
Close in meaning

Word family

24 related words
RelatedreasonableB1reasonablyB2unreasonableB2reasonabilityreasonablenessunreasonabilityunreasonablenessunreasonably
Derivedantireasoncounterreasonhave reasonin reasonmisreasonnonreasonpractical reasonreasonistreasonlessreasonoussubreasonthirteenth reasontransreasonunreasonwithin reasonwith reason

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rearB2rearrangeB1rearviewreasonableB1reasonablyB2reassertreassess
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