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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions reason noun  A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation; the efficient cause of an occurrence or a phenomenon; a motive for an action or a determination; proof, more or less decisive, for an opinion or a conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause; ground of argument. He had no to do that. The mind, the reasoning processes of the mind. Mankind should develop above all other virtues. Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and fair deductions from true principles; that which is dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind; right conduct; right; propriety; justice. I was promised, on a time, To have for my rhyme. "Spenser (context, mathematics, obsolete) ratio; proportion. verb  (intransitive) To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts. (intransitive) Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue. (intransitive) To converse; to compare opinions. (transitive) 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. (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request. (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument. to one into a belief; to one out of his plan (transitive) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; " with down. to down a passion (transitive) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument; " usually with out. to out the causes of the librations of the moon''' Etymology: From Anglo-Norman resoun ( raison), from rationem (accusative of ratioLatin, ratio).      Full Definition of reason  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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