English Dictionary

reason

/ˈɹiːzən/

verb

(intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational / (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.

I can't reason with him anymore.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational

I had, said he, come to an entirely erroneous conclusion which shows, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from insufficient data. […]

意味（2）

(intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.

Still my spirit was not broken. I indulged the anticipation of escape, and that speedily. It was impossible, I reasoned, that men could be so unjust as to detain me as a slave, when the truth of my case was known.

意味（3）

(intransitive, obsolete) To converse; to compare opinions.

意味（4）

(transitive, intransitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.

I reasoned the matter with my friend.

意味（5）

(transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.

意味（6）

(transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.

to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan

意味（7）

(transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.

to reason down a passion

意味（8）

(transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.

to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon