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  • Definition
    • reason :a rational motive for a belief or action
      • the reason that war was declared|the grounds for their declaration

    • reason :decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
      • We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house

    • reason :an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
      • the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly

    • reason :the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
      • we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil

    • reason :think logically
      • The children must learn to reason

    • reason :the state of having good sense and sound judgment
      • his rationality may have been impaired|he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions

    • reason :a justification for something existing or happening
      • he had no cause to complain|they had good reason to rejoice

    • reason :a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
      • there is reason to believe he is lying

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