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reason

/ˈriː.zən/

reasonnoun

reasons

/ˈriː.zən/

Translations

raisonSens de la raison, du jugement sain.

In his anger he seemed to have lost all reason.

Dans sa colère, il semblait avoir perdu toute raison.

raison

The reason for the delay was the heavy traffic.

La raison du retard était la circulation dense.

raisonFaculté de penser et de juger логiquement.

Humans alone possess the capacity for reason.

L’être humain est le seul à posséder la faculté de raison.

Additional translations

motifSurtout pour un motif, une cause ou un justificatif concret.

Definitions

A cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

The reason for the delay was the heavy traffic.

The power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments logically.

Humans alone possess the capacity for reason.

A statement or fact that explains why something is the way it is or why someone does something.

She gave a convincing reason for her absence from the meeting.

Sound judgment or sanity.

In his anger he seemed to have lost all reason.

Synonyms

reasonverb

reasoned

Past Simple

reasoned

Past Participle

reasoning

Gerund

/ˈriːzən/

/ˈrizən/

Translations

raisonnerParler de manière logique, discuter rationnellement.

He reasoned with his friend about the importance of saving money.

Il a raisonné avec son ami sur l’importance d’économiser de l’argent.

raisonnerSens de faire entendre raison à quelqu’un.

They tried to reason him into changing his mind about the decision.

Ils ont essayé de le raisonner pour qu’il change d’avis sur la décision.

raisonner

She reasoned that if she left now, she would arrive on time.

Elle a raisonné que si elle partait maintenant, elle arriverait à l’heure.

Definitions

To think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic.

She reasoned that if she left now, she would arrive on time.

To argue or discuss a point logically.

He reasoned with his friend about the importance of saving money.

To persuade someone with rational arguments.

They tried to reason him into changing his mind about the decision.

Synonyms

reasonadjective

/ˈriː.zən/

Used attributively before another noun to denote that the following noun explains or gives a cause (e.g. "reason code").

Translations

explicatifSurtout dans les usages techniques ou administratifs.

The bank sent a reason code with the declined transaction.

La banque a envoyé un code explicatif avec la transaction refusée.

Definitions

Serving to explain or state a cause; explanatory.

The bank sent a reason code with the declined transaction.