reason
Definition of reason:
-
-
part of speech: noun
-
part of speech: verb
To exercise the faculty of reason: to deduce inferences from premises: to argue: to debate: ( B.) to converse.
-
part of speech: noun
That power or faculty in man which eminently distinguishes him from the other animals, and the possession of which enables him to deduce inferences from facts or propositions, and to distinguish good from evil, and truth from falsehood; a thought or a consideration as bearing on a question; cause; ground; motive; that which justifies or supports a determination, or a plan, & c.; final cause; end or object sought; justice; moderation; purpose; design.
-
part of speech: verb
-
part of speech: verb
To debate or discuss; to persuade by argument; to deduce inferences justly from premises.
-
part of speech: noun
That which supports or justifies an act, etc.: a motive: proof: excuse: cause: the faculty of the mind by which man draws conclusions, and determines right and truth: the exercise of reason: just view of things: right conduct: propriety: justice.
-
Common misspellings:
-
- resaon (4.6%)
- sence (0.1%)
- reasoing (0.1%)
- rason (1.3%)
- resion (2.8%)
- reson (58.0%)
- reasong (0.1%)
- cuse (0.1%)
- respons (0.1%)
- resons (0.1%)
- reseason (0.1%)
- rison (0.1%)
- reazon (1.0%)
- ereason (0.1%)
- similiar (0.1%)
- seson (0.1%)
- reasosns (0.1%)
- reasom (0.6%)
- reaised (0.1%)
- reaon (3.4%)
- resson (0.8%)
- reaso (0.8%)
- ans (0.1%)
- reaons (0.1%)
- reasaon (0.1%)
- reasen (1.5%)
- reasoon (0.1%)
- reasond (0.1%)
- easons (0.1%)
- reasone (3.2%)
- wher (0.1%)
- reasosn (0.3%)
- reseaon (0.1%)
- reas (0.1%)
- reasion (5.0%)
- raeson (0.1%)
- reasoin (0.1%)
- resone (2.3%)
- reasn (0.5%)
- reasson (2.1%)
- reoson (0.1%)
- reseon (0.1%)
- areason (0.1%)
- reaason (0.5%)
- reaosn (3.8%)
- readon (0.6%)
- resason (1.0%)
- rerason (0.1%)
- reaseon (0.7%)
- reasin (0.8%)
- eason (1.1%)
- reasan (0.1%)
- resaone (0.1%)
Usage examples for reason:
-
What was her reason
"The Secret Passage" – Fergus Hume -
That's one reason I've called you in on this.
"Evil Out of Onzar" – Mark Ganes -
And if it were not for that reason
"It Happened in Egypt" – C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson -
That's the reason I- I can't stay on.
"Brewster's Millions" – George Barr McCutcheon
