reason in English

noun

1

a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

the minister resigned for personal reasons

synonyms: cause, ground(s), basis, rationale, motive, motivation, purpose, point, aim, intention, objective, goal, explanation, justification, argument, defense, vindication, excuse, pretext

2

the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic.

there is a close connection between reason and emotion

synonyms: rationality, logic, logical thought, reasoning, cognition, ratiocination

verb

1

think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic.

humans do not reason entirely from facts

synonyms: think rationally, think logically, use one's common sense, use one's head/brain, cogitate, ratiocinate, calculate, come to the conclusion, conclude, reckon, think, judge, deduce, infer, surmise, figure

noun

cause, ground(s), basis, rationale, motive, motivation, purpose, point, aim, intention, objective, goal, explanation, justification, argument, defense, vindication, excuse, pretext
rationality, logic, logical thought, reasoning, cognition, ratiocination
sanity, mind, mental faculties, senses, wits, marbles
good sense, good judgment, common sense, wisdom, sagacity, reasonableness
intellect, understanding
grounds, cause
ground
reasonableness, rationality

verb

think rationally, calculate, bring around, conclude, argue
think rationally, think logically, use one's common sense, use one's head/brain, cogitate, ratiocinate
calculate, come to the conclusion, conclude, reckon, think, judge, deduce, infer, surmise, figure
bring around, coax, persuade, prevail on, convince, make someone see the light
conclude, reason out
argue

Use "reason" in a sentence

1. The ostensible reason wasn't the real reason.

2. No reason.

3. ‘ACD’ cancellation reason

4. With good reason.

5. Gimme a reason.

6. That's a good reason.

7. See also Public reason.

8. Reason rules all things.

9. Isn't that reason enough?

10. Reason on the evidence.

11. They always reason Anticlockwisely

12. One reason is inflation.

13. Reason binds the man.

14. There's no specific reason why the Bellwether leads and no reason why the flock follows

15. His explanation stands to reason.

16. So what was the reason?

17. You're the reason we're homeless.

18. I'll refuse, for whatever reason.

19. What reason causes cough haematemesis?

20. MP2 Reason Abstractly and quantitatively

21. There's another reason for haste.

22. That is the medical reason.

23. No reason to hate life.

24. Reason on the cited scriptures.

25. Hence, the reason for Collimation

26. Considering: for the reason that.

27. Kant's Antinomies of Pure Reason

28. We reason and make analogies.

29. Was this report the reason?

30. The Reason People Get Sick

31. No reason to give up!

32. Joe, voice of reason here?

33. abiotic reason, e.g. drought, lightning

34. Captain, please, there's no reason...

35. Your opinion stands to reason.

36. The reason is blindingly obvious .

37. The reason being acid rain .

38. He is amenable to reason.

39. If the reason code is incorrect, resubmit a PAC 12A109 to correct the reason code accordingly.

40. Albert Savings is the reason I use Albert and it’s the only reason I’d recommend this app

41. I saw no reason to lie.

42. For some reason, I don't know.

43. That reason alone kept me alive

44. That's the only reason you're alive.

45. Fear evacuated their mind of reason.

46. His opinion is accordant to reason.

47. I reason in this way on.

48. The fling abuses otiose of for no reason, the hope can have the voice of more reason.

49. There is a more pragmatic reason.

50. There is no reason to complain.