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The correct spelling is reason.
How to pronounce reason
/ˈɹiːzən/
nounIPA: /ˈɹiːzən/
Say it like: Ree-son
The correct spelling is reason. A cause: For example: "Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues."
Usage Examples
“Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues.”
“I reasoned the matter with my friend.”
“to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A cause:
- 2.Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- 3.Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.
- 4.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.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.
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