A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction: inquired about her reason for leaving.
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A normal mental state; sanity: He has lost his reason.
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An underlying fact or cause that provides logical sense for a premise or occurrence: There is reason to believe that the accused did not commit this crime.
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Good judgment; sound sense.
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Logic A premise, usually the minor premise, of an argument.
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idiom
By reason of Because of.
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In reason With good sense or justification; reasonably.
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With reason With good cause; justifiably.
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Within reason Within the bounds of good sense or practicality.
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verb-intransitive
Obsolete To engage in conversation or discussion.
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To talk or argue logically and persuasively.
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To use the faculty of reason; think logically.
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verb-transitive
To determine or conclude by logical thinking: reasoned out a solution to the problem.
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To persuade or dissuade (someone) with reasons.
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verb
To take part in conversation, discussion, or argument.
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To talk with another so as to influence actions or opinions .
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To use the faculty of reason so as to arrive at conclusions.
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To justify or support with .
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To persuade or influence by the use of reason.
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