• To determine or conclude by logical thinking: The doctor reasoned that the patient had a virus. 2. To persuade or dissuade (someone) with reasons: "You boast . of having reasoned him out of his โ€ฆ
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    5 days agoย ยท reason (third-person singular simple present reasons, present participle reasoning, simple past and past participle reasoned) (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.

    Is there a reason for your strange behavior? There is a reason why they don't want to come. I can't give you the report for the simple reason that it isn't yet finished. She explained her reasons for deciding โ€ฆ

    Apr 26, 2016ย ยท Explanatory reasons are explanations of why things happened. For example, the reason the patient is in pain is that her nerves are sending signals from her tissues to her brain. A reason, in โ€ฆ

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