reasoning

/ˈriːz(ə)nɪŋ/

US pronunciation

American sound/ˈriːz(ə)nɪŋ/

reasoning

Syllables: 3 syllables
Stress: 1st syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Final ng sound

rea - so - ning -> reasoning

Myanmar meaning

(n) အကျိုးသင့်အကြောင်းသင့် စဉ်းစားတွေးခေါ်ခြင်း။

Full entry

reason /'ri:zn/ n

More examples

[reason for] : The police asked her the reason for her visit.
[reason for doing something] : Could you explain your reasons for choosing this particular course?
[reason why] : The reason why so many people caught the disease is still not clear.
[reason (that)] : The reason these cars are so expensive is that they are largely built by hand.
[for a reason] : The woman cannot be named for legal reasons.
[give a reason] : Our application was rejected, but the council gave no reason for its decision.
[for the simple/obvious/good reason (that)] : We can’t take you all, for the simple reason that there isn’t enough room in the car.
[reason for] : With plenty of orders coming in, there is reason for optimism about the company’s future.
[reason to do something] : Is there any reason to believe that she isn’t telling the truth?
[there is every reason to do something] : There was every reason to expect that he would agree.
[with reason/not without reason] : He has refused to pay, not without reason.
[have no reason to do something] : She has no reason to shout at you.
[see no reason/not see any reason] : I can’t see any reason for refusing their invitation.
She had reason on her side.
[listen to/see reason] : He finally saw reason and gave me the gun.
[reason prevails] : Fortunately, reason prevailed and she did not marry him.
[within reason] : Let your children have their freedom, within reason.
His assessment of the situation is based on sheer emotion, not reason.

Synonyms

cause, motive, basis, grounds, motivation, rationale, explanation, raison d'être, incentive, account, acumen, adduce, aim, analyze, antecedent, apologia, apology, apply your mind, apprehension, argue, argument, argumentation, bounds, brain, brains, bring around, case, cerebrate, cogitate, comprehension, conclude, consideration, contemplate, contend, cover, debate, decide, deduce, deduct, deduction, defense, deliberate, demonstrate, design, determinant, dialectics, discernment, discourse, discuss, dispute, dissuade, draw conclusion, draw from, end, establish, examine, excuse, exposition, expostulate, faculties, figure, figure out, gather, generalization, generalize, goal, ground, idea, impetus, inducement, induction, infer, inference, influence, intellect, intellection, intelligence, intention, judgment, justification, justify, limits, logic, lucidity, make out, marbles, mental analysis, mentality, mentally analyze, mind, moderation, move, notion, object, occasion, persuade, philosophize, point out, pretext, prevail upon, proof, propriety, prove, purpose, ratiocinate, ratiocination, rationalism, rationality, rationalization, rationalize, reasonableness, reasoning, reflect, remonstrate, resolve, right mind, root, saneness, sanity, sense, senses, sensibleness, show error of ways, solve, song and dance, sound mind, soundness, sour grapes, speculate, speculation, spring, study, suppose, syllogize, talk into, talk out of, talk over, talk through, target, the whole idea, think, think through, thought, thresh out, ulterior motive, understanding, urge, vindication, warrant, whatfor, wherefore, why, why and wherefore, whyfor, win over, wisdom, wit, wits, work out

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