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• reason — reasoner, n. /ree zeuhn/, n. 1. a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war. 2. a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action. 3. the mental powers concerned with… …   Universalium

• reason — See cause, cause of. Reason appears in numerous trite expressions such as It stands to reason, theirs not to reason why, within reason, by reason of, bring someone to reason, and any reasonable person. Note that one word, because, can replace… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• reason — rea·son n 1: an underlying ground, justification, purpose, motive, or inducement required to provide reason s for the termination in writing 2 a: the faculty of comprehending, inferring, or distinguishing esp. in a fair and orderly way b: the… …   Law dictionary

• bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• reason — n 1 Reason, ground, argument, proof are comparable when they mean a point or series of points offered or capable of being offered in support of something questioned or disputed. Reason usually implies the need of justification, either to oneself… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• reason — [rē′zən] n. [ME reisun < OFr < L ratio, a reckoning, reason: see READ1] 1. an explanation or justification of an act, idea, etc. 2. a cause or motive 3. the ability to think, form judgments, draw conclusions, etc. 4. sound thought or… …   English World dictionary

• bring to reason — index convince, persuade, prevail upon, reason (persuade) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Bring The Boys Back Home — Chanson par Pink Floyd extrait de l’album The Wall Pays  Royaume Uni Sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

• Bring the boys back home — Chanson par Pink Floyd extrait de l’album The Wall Pays  Royaume Uni Sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

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• reason — [n1] mental analysis acumen, apprehension, argumentation, bounds, brain*, brains*, comprehension, deduction, dialectics, discernment, generalization, induction, inference, intellect, intellection, judgment, limits, logic, lucidity, marbles*,… …   New thesaurus