reason
To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rationalTo deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
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» Maybe I can reason with Tom.
Может быть, я смогу урезонить Тома. — sharptoothed
Можливо, я можу урезонити Тома. — deniko
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By meaning 3
Examples
1952 sentencesMaybe I can reason with Tom.
Можливо, я можу урезонити Тома. — deniko
ruМожет быть, я смогу урезонить Тома. — sharptoothed
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
I can reason with Tom.
Я можу урезонити Тома. — deniko
ruЯ могу урезонить Тома. — odexed
Meaning
8 senses(intransitive)To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
schlussfolgern
рассужда́тьrassuždátʹ
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
(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
(intransitive)To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
schlussfolgern
проду́матьprodúmatʹ
More meanings 5
(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
(rare, transitive)To support with reasons, as a request.
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, reasonedTenses
reason · reasoned · will reason · have 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
2 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
4 patterns- no reason
- there's no reason
- the only reason
- no reason to
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.