reason

Signification

Noun

1. A cause:
2. A cause:
3. A cause:
4. A cause:
5. Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
6. (obsolete) Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.
7. (obsolete) Ratio; proportion.

Verb

1. To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
2. To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
3. (obsolete) To converse; to compare opinions.
4. To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
5. To support with reasons, as a request.
6. To persuade by reasoning or argument.
7. To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
8. To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.

Coupé comme

rea‧son

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɹiːzən/

Étymologie

From Middle English resoun, reson, from Anglo-Norman raisun (Old French raison), from Latin ratiō, from ratus, past participle of reor (“reckon”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁- (“to think”), reanalysed root of *h₂er- (“to put together”). Doublet of ration and ratio.

Phrases

That's the reason why I came in fourth .

C'est la raison pour laquelle je suis arrivé quatrième.

This is the main reason why pesto recipes often differ from each other .

C'est la principale raison pour laquelle les recettes de pesto diffèrent souvent les unes des autres.

The contruction of a new theme park is immediately halted for an unknown reason .

La collaboration d'un nouveau parc à thème est immédiatement interrompue pour une raison inconnue.