reason


Meanings

  • a rational motive for a belief or action;
    • "the reason that war was declared"
  • an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon;
    • "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
  • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination;
    • "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
  • the state of having good sense and sound judgment;
    • "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
  • a justification for something existing or happening;
    • "they had good reason to rejoice"
  • a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion;
    • "there is reason to believe he is lying"
  • decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion;
    • "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
  • present reasons and arguments
  • think logically;
    • "The children must learn to reason"
  • REASON v -ED, -ING, -S to derive inferences or conclusions from known or presumed facts


Scrabble Score: 6

reason is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

reason is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

reason is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 7

reason is a valid Words With Friends word