What part of speech is reason?

Reason can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. reason is a verb, present, 1st person singular of reason (infinitive).
  • 2. reason is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. reason is a noun, singular of reasons.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does reason mean?

Definitions

Verb
reason - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason"
reason - present reasons and arguments

Noun
reason - a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
reason - the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
reason - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"
reason - 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"
reason - the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
reason - a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
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Examples of reason

#   Sentence  
1. noun The reason that war was declared.
2. noun We are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil.
3. noun There is reason to believe he is lying.
4. noun The reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly.
5. noun He had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions.
6. noun They had good reason to rejoice.
7. noun For that reason, he said, Kumaratunga's government was keen to beef up military preparedness with Indian support.
8. noun The reason for this is that India is emerging as an alternative investment destination to China, hence the favor that the generals in Islamabad do to their trusty supplier of nukes and missiles by creating a scare about war involving India when in fact the real flashpoints are the Taiwan Straits and North Korea.
9. noun With President Karzai certain to win the elections and the demotion of key former Northern Alliance figures such as General Fahim and warlord Ismail Khan, there is now little reason for moderate Taliban leaders to fear reprisals from former Northern Alliance figures if they return home.
10. noun President Bush has always said that working for Blount was the reason he transferred to the Alabama Air National Guard.
11. noun I'm a regular poster but for some reason blogger won't let me in today...but sign me TroubleFunk.
12. noun In early June 2003, a Central Intelligence Agency ("CIA") report publicly disclosed that the reason for Mohammed Atta's and Zacarias Moussaoui's inquiries into cropdusters was for the contemplated use in dispersing biological agents such as anthrax.
13. noun In early June 2003, a CIA report concluded that the reason for Atta's and Zacarias Moussaoui's inquiries into cropdusters was in fact for the contemplated use in dispersing biological agents such as anthrax.
14. noun The media coverage has been seriously confused on the issue of motive and the reason Senators Daschle and Leahy would have been targeted -- tending to simplistically view them as "liberals."
15. noun the primary reason we need these things is for the scenario where a muni does a derivative deal with an open-ended downside, loses $50 million, and then claims that it was not a valid contract.
16. verb The children must learn to reason.
17. verb Why will you not listen to reason?
18. verb It stands to reason that I should decline the offer.
19. verb It stands to reason that he cannot work as hard as he used to after a long illness.
20. verb It stands to reason that he can't work hard after a long illness.
21. verb It stands to reason that he should apologize to her.
22. verb It stands to reason that nobody likes him. He's too mean.
23. verb The mother tried to reason with her son.
24. verb It stands to reason that workers are paid.
25. verb We reason deeply, when we forcibly feel.
26. verb Since you do a lot of commuting, it stands to reason that using a smaller car would save you money at the pump.
27. verb Tom tried to reason with Mary.
28. verb Let's try to reason with them.
29. verb You can't reason with Tom.
30. verb I can reason with Tom.
Sentence  
noun
The reason that war was declared.
We are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil.
There is reason to believe he is lying.
The reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly.
He had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions.
They had good reason to rejoice.
For that reason, he said, Kumaratunga's government was keen to beef up military preparedness with Indian support.
The reason for this is that India is emerging as an alternative investment destination to China, hence the favor that the generals in Islamabad do to their trusty supplier of nukes and missiles by creating a scare about war involving India when in fact the real flashpoints are the Taiwan Straits and North Korea.
With President Karzai certain to win the elections and the demotion of key former Northern Alliance figures such as General Fahim and warlord Ismail Khan, there is now little reason for moderate Taliban leaders to fear reprisals from former Northern Alliance figures if they return home.
President Bush has always said that working for Blount was the reason he transferred to the Alabama Air National Guard.
I'm a regular poster but for some reason blogger won't let me in today...but sign me TroubleFunk.
In early June 2003, a Central Intelligence Agency ("CIA") report publicly disclosed that the reason for Mohammed Atta's and Zacarias Moussaoui's inquiries into cropdusters was for the contemplated use in dispersing biological agents such as anthrax.
In early June 2003, a CIA report concluded that the reason for Atta's and Zacarias Moussaoui's inquiries into cropdusters was in fact for the contemplated use in dispersing biological agents such as anthrax.
The media coverage has been seriously confused on the issue of motive and the reason Senators Daschle and Leahy would have been targeted -- tending to simplistically view them as "liberals."
the primary reason we need these things is for the scenario where a muni does a derivative deal with an open-ended downside, loses $50 million, and then claims that it was not a valid contract.
verb
The children must learn to reason.
Why will you not listen to reason?
It stands to reason that I should decline the offer.
It stands to reason that he cannot work as hard as he used to after a long illness.
It stands to reason that he can't work hard after a long illness.
It stands to reason that he should apologize to her.
It stands to reason that nobody likes him. He's too mean.
The mother tried to reason with her son.
It stands to reason that workers are paid.
We reason deeply, when we forcibly feel.
Since you do a lot of commuting, it stands to reason that using a smaller car would save you money at the pump.
Tom tried to reason with Mary.
Let's try to reason with them.
You can't reason with Tom.
I can reason with Tom.
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