reason
reason
(riːzən )Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense reasons , present participle reasoning , past tense, past participle reasoned
1. countable noun [NOUN to-infinitive]
The reason for something is a fact or situation which explains why it happens or what causes it to happen.
There is a reason for every important thing that happens. [+ for]
Who would have a reason to want to kill her?
...the reason why Italian tomatoes have so much flavour.
The only reason I went was because I was told to.
My parents came to Germany for business reasons.
The exact locations are being kept secret for reasons of security.
2. uncountable noun [usually NOUN to-infinitive]
3. uncountable noun
...a conflict between emotion and reason.
Mike is my voice of reason. He thinks logically and points out where I'm going wrong.
4. verb
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13. rhyme or reason
14. to see reason
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