reasons
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
An inflected form of reason · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,774 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,233 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a rational motive for a belief or action also: ground the reason that war was declaredthe grounds for their declaration
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination also: understanding, intellect we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment also: rationality, reasonableness his rationality may have been impairedhe had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions
- a justification for something existing or happening also: cause, grounds he had no cause to complainthey had good reason to rejoice
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion there is reason to believe he is lying
reasons in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Such reasons make white black, and dark night day.
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 1
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I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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He had his own reasons for not quitting Wythburn after he had received his very unequivocal “sneck posset.”
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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No one knew her reasons for taking up her abode in a country where she was an absolute stranger.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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This was the doing of the fairies, and we must suppose that they had their reasons for acting as they did.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1