ALL meanings of in reason
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I i - noun in reason a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war. 1
- noun in reason a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action: I dare you to give me one good reason for quitting school! 1
- noun in reason the mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences: Effective leadership requires a person of reason. 1
- noun in reason sound judgment; good sense. 1
- noun in reason normal or sound powers of mind; sanity. 1
- noun in reason Logic. a premise of an argument. 1
- noun in reason Philosophy. the faculty or power of acquiring intellectual knowledge, either by direct understanding of first principles or by argument. the power of intelligent and dispassionate thought, or of conduct influenced by such thought. Kantianism. the faculty by which the ideas of pure reason are created. 1
- verb without object in reason to think or argue in a logical manner. 1
- verb without object in reason to form conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises. 1
- verb without object in reason to urge reasons which should determine belief or action. 1
- verb with object in reason to think through logically, as a problem (often followed by out). 1
- verb with object in reason to conclude or infer. 1
- verb with object in reason to convince, persuade, etc., by reasoning. 1
- verb with object in reason to support with reasons. 1
- idioms in reason bring (someone) to reason, to induce a change of opinion in (someone) through presentation of arguments; convince: The mother tried to bring her rebellious daughter to reason. 1
- idioms in reason by reason of, on account of; because of: He was consulted about the problem by reason of his long experience. 1
- idioms in reason in / within reason, in accord with reason; justifiable; proper: She tried to keep her demands in reason. 1
- idioms in reason stand to reason, to be clear, obvious, or logical: With such an upbringing it stands to reason that the child will be spoiled. 1
- idioms in reason with reason, with justification; properly: The government is concerned about the latest crisis, and with reason. 1
- adjective in reason within acceptable or reasonable limits 1
- noun in reason The construction reason is because is criticized in a number of usage guides: The reason for the long delays was because the costs greatly exceeded the original estimates. One objection to this construction is based on its redundancy: the word because (literally, by cause) contains within it the meaning of reason; thus saying the reason is because is like saying “The cause is by cause,” which would never be said. A second objection is based on the claim that because can introduce only adverbial clauses and that reason is requires completion by a noun clause. Critics would substitute that for because in the offending construction: The reason for the long delays in completing the project was that the costs. … 1
- noun in reason within moderate or justifiable bounds 0
- noun in reason in accord with what is reasonable 0