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If you r_____ that something is true, you decide that it is true after thinking carefully about all the facts.If you reason that something is true, you decide that it is true after thinking carefully about all the facts.I reasoned that changing my diet would lower my cholesterol level.'Listen,' I reasoned, 'it doesn't take a genius to figure out what Adam's up to.' nounThe 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.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.If you say that you have reason to believe something or to have a particular emotion, you mean that you have evidence for your belief or there is a definite cause of your feeling .They had reason to believe there could be trouble.He had every reason to be upset.He doesn't trust me. With good reason.The ability that people have to think and to make sensible judgments can be referred to as reason ....a conflict between emotion and reason.Mike is my voice of reason. He thinks logically and points out where I'm going wrong.verbIf you reason that something is true, you decide that it is true after thinking carefully about all the facts.I reasoned that changing my diet would lower my cholesterol level.'Listen,' I reasoned, 'it doesn't take a genius to figure out what Adam's up to.' A1

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query	If you r_____ that something is true, you decide that it is true after thinking carefully about all the facts.If you reason that something is true, you decide that it is true after thinking carefully about all the facts. I reasoned that changing my diet would lower my cholesterol level. 'Listen,' I reasoned, 'it doesn't take a genius to figure out what Adam's up to.'
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full-definition	noun 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. 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. If you say that you have reason to believe something or to have a particular emotion, you mean that you have evidence for your belief or there is a definite cause of your feeling . They had reason to believe there could be trouble. He had every reason to be upset. He doesn't trust me. With good reason. The ability that people have to think and to make sensible judgments can be referred to as reason . ...a conflict between emotion and reason. Mike is my voice of reason. He thinks logically and points out where I'm going wrong. verb If you reason that something is true, you decide that it is true after thinking carefully about all the facts. I reasoned that changing my diet would lower my cholesterol level. 'Listen,' I reasoned, 'it doesn't take a genius to figure out what Adam's up to.'
inflections	reasonsreasoningreasoned
cefr-level	A1

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