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Meaning of the word reasons in English

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reasons

Noun

1.

a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

Example:
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the minister resigned for personal reasons
Synonym:
causegroundsgroundbasisrationalemotivemotivationpurposepointaimintentionobjectivegoaloccasionimpetusinducementincentiveexplanationjustificationcaseargumentdefenseapologyvindicationexcusepretextrationalizationwarrantapologia
2.

the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic.

Example:
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there is a close connection between reason and emotion
Synonym:
rationalitylogicreasoningthoughtcognitionintellectintelligencenous
Synonym:
emotionfeeling

Verb

1.

think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic.

Example:
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humans do not reason entirely from facts
Synonym:
cogitateintellectualizecerebrateratiocinatecalculateconcludereckonthinkconsiderjudgededuceinfersurmisefigure
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