to reason
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3.3
- verb
- /ˈriːzən/
- To resolve the conflict, they needed to reason together to find common ground.
- ability to reason
- reason well
- the court reasoned
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Watch on YouTubeJust trying to kind of reason that within my own head as Paxton.
- Just trying to kind of reason that within my own head as Paxton.
- Humans can reason, so why can't neural networks?
- They agree that she is not bright as they are, cannot reason as they do.
- He can think and reason very quickly and with some extra time to read.
- No dive in early and reason as follows.
- You start to reason with the poison of maybe this isn't possible.
Examples
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Try to reason with her.
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And is it possible to reason about justice?
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And just, like, reason with me on this.
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You know how to reason with her.
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I tried to reason with you man to man...
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But I tried to reason with her, and...
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Maybe I can reason with him.
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So we have to reason from the evidence that the establishment gives us.
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No one can lead people without listening to them, reasoning with them, and showing respect for them.
Academic text (1999) -
We've got to think and reason this through together.
Synonyms
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2.8
To give reasons to support or oppose an idea
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2.8
To discuss and argue about a topic in a formal way
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4.6
Figure out something from facts or evidence
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5.3
Think in a logical way to make decisions
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4.8
To think carefully to find an answer to a problem
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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6.3
A period in Europe when people valued reason, science, and personal freedom more than old traditions
How Logical
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3.3
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4.6
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4.4
∞
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3.2
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4.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reason as a verb comes from the same Latin root ratio, meaning 'to think' or 'calculate'. So to reason is to think or argue step by step to reach a clear conclusion.