Reason
/ˈɹiːzən/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Reason
noun
- A cause:
- Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
"Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues."
- Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.
- Ratio; proportion.
verb
- To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
- To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
- To converse; to compare opinions.
- To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
"I reasoned the matter with my friend."
- To support with reasons, as a request.
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