NOUN | motive | reason, ground | a rational motive for a belief or action |
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communication | reason | an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon | |
cognition | reason, understanding, intellect | the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination | |
state | reason, rationality, reasonableness | the state of having good sense and sound judgment | |
communication | reason, cause, grounds | a justification for something existing or happening | |
cognition | reason | a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion | |
VERB | cognition | reason, reason out, conclude | decide by reasoning |
communication | reason, argue | present reasons and arguments | |
cognition | reason | think logically |
Sounds | riy'zahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A rational motive for a belief or action. | |
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Example | "the reason that war was declared" | |
Synonym | ground | |
Narrower | occasion | reason |
score, account | grounds | |
why, wherefore | The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase 'the whys and wherefores' | |
Broader | rational motive | A motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument |
Spanish | causa, razón | |
Catalan | raó | |
Verbs | reason | decide by reasoning |
Meaning | An explanation of the cause of some phenomenon. | |
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Example | "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly" | |
Broader | explanation, account | A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. |
Spanish | porqué, razón | |
Catalan | perquè, raó |
Meaning | The capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination. | |
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Example | "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" | |
Synonyms | understanding, intellect | |
Broader | faculty, mental faculty, module | One of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind |
Spanish | entendimiento, intelecto, inteligencia, razón | |
Catalan | enteniment, intel·lecte, intel·ligència, raó | |
Verbs | reason | think logically |
reason | decide by reasoning | |
reason | present reasons and arguments |
Meaning | The state of having good sense and sound judgment. | |
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Example | "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions" | |
Synonyms | rationality, reasonableness | |
Broader | sanity, saneness | normal or sound powers of mind |
Spanish | racionalidad, sensatez | |
Catalan | racionalitat, sensatesa | |
Verbs | reason | decide by reasoning |
reason | present reasons and arguments |
Meaning | A justification for something existing or happening. | |
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Example | "they had good reason to rejoice" | |
Synonyms | cause, grounds | |
Broader | justification | A statement in explanation of some action or belief |
Spanish | causa, fundamento, motivo, razón | |
Catalan | causa, motiu, raó |
Meaning | A fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion. | |
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Example | "there is reason to believe he is lying" | |
Narrower | contraindication | (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment |
indication | (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure | |
Broader | fact | A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred |
Spanish | razón | |
Catalan | raó |
Meaning | decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Model | They reason that there was a traffic accident | |
Example | "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" | |
Synonyms | reason out, conclude | |
Narrower | deduce, infer, deduct, derive | reason by deduction |
deduce, infer | conclude by reasoning | |
find, feel | Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds | |
gather | conclude from evidence | |
generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer | Draw from specific cases for more general cases | |
induce | reason or establish by induction | |
syllogize, syllogise | reason by syllogisms | |
Broader | think, cogitate, cerebrate | Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments |
Spanish | concluir, inferir, razonar | |
Catalan | concloure, decidir, raonar | |
Nouns | reason | the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination |
reason | a rational motive for a belief or action | |
reason | the state of having good sense and sound judgment | |
reasoner | someone who reasons logically |
Meaning | Present reasons and arguments. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Model | Sam wants to reason with Sue; Sam and Sue reason | |
Synonym | argue | |
Narrower | defend, support, fend for | argue or speak in defense / defense of |
expostulate | reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion | |
re-argue | argue again | |
Broader | present, represent, lay out | bring forward and present to the mind |
Spanish | argüir, argumentar, razonar | |
Catalan | argüir, argumentar | |
Nouns | reason | the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination |
reason | the state of having good sense and sound judgment | |
reasoner | someone who reasons logically |
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