reasons
Meaning of reasons
plural noun
- a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.
she asked him to return, but didn't give a reason
I resigned for personal reasons
Giles is the reason that I am here
- the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgements logically.
there is a close connection between reason and emotion
- think, understand, and form judgements logically.
humans do not reason entirely from facts
Middle English: from Old French reisun (noun), raisoner (verb), from a variant of Latin ratio(n- ), from the verb reri ‘consider’.
Information about reasons
- The singular form of reasons is: reason.
- Languages in which reasons is used:
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Hyphenation of reasons
rea-sons
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- reasons is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
reasons synonyms
Meaning reasonable grounds for doing, thinking, or feeling something:
Meaning factors forming a basis for action or the justification for a belief:
Meaning the justification for or reasoning behind something:
Meaning a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief:
Meaning a reason for doing something:
Meaning a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way:
Meaning the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists:
Meaning advantage or purpose that can be gained from doing something:
Meaning a purpose or intention; a desired outcome:
Meaning a thing intended; an aim or plan:
Meaning a thing aimed at or sought; a goal:
Meaning (in soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score:
Meaning reason; cause:
Meaning the force or energy with which a body moves:
Meaning a thing that persuades or leads someone to do something:
Meaning a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something:
Meaning a reason or justification given for an action or belief:
Meaning good reason for something that exists or has been done:
Meaning an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring:
Meaning an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one:
Meaning a regretful acknowledgement of an offence or failure:
Meaning the action of clearing someone of blame or suspicion:
Meaning a reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence:
Meaning a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason:
Meaning the action of attempting to explain or justify behaviour or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate:
Meaning a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice:
Meaning a formal written defence of one's opinions or conduct:
Meaning the quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic:
Meaning the quality of being justifiable by reason:
Meaning the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way:
Meaning an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind:
Meaning the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses:
Meaning the faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively, especially with regard to abstract matters:
Meaning the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills:
Meaning common sense; practical intelligence:
Meaning think deeply about something; meditate or reflect:
Meaning give an intellectual character to:
Meaning think deeply about something; ponder:
Meaning form judgements by a process of logic; reason:
Meaning determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically:
Meaning bring or come to an end:
Meaning establish by calculation:
Meaning have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something:
Meaning think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision:
Meaning form an opinion or conclusion about:
Meaning arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion:
Meaning deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements:
Meaning suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it:
Meaning have a significant part or role in a situation or process:
reasons antonyms
Meaning a strong feeling deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others:
Meaning an emotional state or reaction:
Anagrams of reasons
Words that rhyme with reasons
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