reason with
1reason with — ˈreason with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they reason with he/she/it reasons with present participle reasoning with past tense reasoned with …
2reason with — index counsel, discuss Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3reason with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms reason with : present tense I/you/we/they reason with he/she/it reasons with present participle reasoning with past tense reasoned with past participle reasoned with reason with someone to try to persuade… …
4reason 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 …
5reason with somebody — ˈreason with sb derived to talk to sb in order to persuade them to be more sensible • I tried to reason with him, but he wouldn t listen. Main entry: ↑reasonderived …
6reason with — persuade with rational argument. → reason …
7reason with someone — TALK ROUND, bring round, persuade, prevail on, convince; make someone see the light. → reason …
8reason with — Syn: talk round, bring round, persuade, prevail on, convince …
9ˈreason with sb — phrasal verb to try to persuade someone to do something by explaining why you think it is sensible …
10rhyme or reason with negative — logical explanation. → rhyme …