reason (verb)
21reason [13] Reason, together with rational, — represent in English the ‘thinking’ aspects of the Latin verb rērī (it also meant ‘calculate’, and in that guise has given English rate, ration, etc). From it was derived the noun ratiō ‘thinking, calculation’ (source of English ratio and the… …
22reason... — is because is a common construction that almost always points to an overwritten sentence. Consider an example: The reason she spends less and less time in England these days is because her business interests keep her constantly on the move.… …
23reason... is because — is a common construction, and has been for at least two hundred years, but it continues to be criticized as a tautology by many authorities. Consider an example from the Observer: The reason she spends less and less time in England these days… …
24reason with — PHRASAL VERB If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments. [V P n] I have watched parents trying to reason with their children and have never seen it work …
25reason — [13] Reason, together with rational, represent in English the ‘thinking’ aspects of the Latin verb rērī (it also meant ‘calculate’, and in that guise has given English rate, ration, etc). From it was derived the noun ratiō ‘thinking, calculation’ …
26ˈreason with sb — phrasal verb to try to persuade someone to do something by explaining why you think it is sensible …
27have reason — verb To have grounds, justification etc. ( do something, or something). They would have no man use it as an interjection or exclamation, not to be alleaged as a witnesse or comparison, wherein I find they have reason …
28stand to reason — verb To make sense; to seem logical, reasonable, or rational. If nobody asked the question yet, then it stands to reason that nobody has tried answering …
29Critique of Pure Reason — Part of a series on Immanuel …
30Irregular verb — In contrast to regular verbs, irregular verbs are those verbs that fall outside the standard patterns of conjugation in the languages in which they occur.When comparing languages, one measure often brought into play as one of the few quantitative …
