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reason
noun
1 a justification or motive for an action, belief, etc.
2 an underlying explanation or cause.
3 the power of the mind to think, form opinions and judgements, reach logical conclusions, etc.
4 sanity; sound mind lose your reason .
verb (reasoned , reasoning )
1 intr to use one's mind to form opinions and judgements, reach logical conclusions, deduce, etc.
2 intr (usu reason with someone) to try to persuade them by means of reasonable or sensible argument.
3 (usu reason something out) to think it through or set it out logically.
[13c: from French reisun , from Latin ratio reckoning, from reri , ratus to think]
by reason of something because of it; as a consequence of it.
it stands to reason it is obvious or logical.
listen to reason to be persuaded to act in a reasonable or sensible way.
within reason in moderation; within the limits of what is sensible or possible.

reason Expressions like the reason?, the reason why?, one reason ( why) ?, etc, are followed by that or because . Some more prescriptively minded people prefer that ; but because is at least as common: The reason why the victim bought a stolen car was because he thought the accused was authorized to sell it. The reason they do that is of course that they would like you to keep coming back.

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