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Detailed Translations for reason from English to German

reason:

reason [the ~] noun

  1. the reason (cause; immediate cause; motive)
    der Anlaß; der Grund; der Beweggrund; Motiv; die Ursache
  2. the reason (mind; awareness)
    die Einsicht; Bewußtsein; die Erkenntnis; der Verstand; Erkennen
  3. the reason (immediate cause; cause)
    der Grund; der Anlaß

to reason verb (reasons, reasoned, reasoning)

  1. to reason (argue)
    bereden; begründen; argumentieren; besprechen; auseinandersetzen; darlegen; ausführlich erörtern
    • bereden verb (berede, beredest, beredet, beredete, beredetet, beredet)
    • begründen verb (begründe, begründest, begründet, begründete, begründetet, begründet)
    • argumentieren verb (argumentiere, argumentierst, argumentiert, argumentierte, argumentiertet, argumentiert)
    • besprechen verb (bespreche, besprichst, bespricht, besprach, bespracht, besprochen)
    • auseinandersetzen verb (setze auseinander, setzt auseinander, setzte auseinander, setztet auseinander, auseinandergesetzt)
    • darlegen verb (lege dar, legst dar, legt dar, legte dar, legtet dar, dargelegt)
    • ausführlich erörtern verb (erötere ausführlich, eröterst ausführlich, erötert ausführlich, eröterte ausführlich, erötertet ausführlich, ausführlich erötert)

Conjugations for reason:

present
  1. reason
  2. reason
  3. reasons
  4. reason
  5. reason
  6. reason
simple past
  1. reasoned
  2. reasoned
  3. reasoned
  4. reasoned
  5. reasoned
  6. reasoned
present perfect
  1. have reasoned
  2. have reasoned
  3. has reasoned
  4. have reasoned
  5. have reasoned
  6. have reasoned
past continuous
  1. was reasoning
  2. were reasoning
  3. was reasoning
  4. were reasoning
  5. were reasoning
  6. were reasoning
future
  1. shall reason
  2. will reason
  3. will reason
  4. shall reason
  5. will reason
  6. will reason
continuous present
  1. am reasoning
  2. are reasoning
  3. is reasoning
  4. are reasoning
  5. are reasoning
  6. are reasoning
subjunctive
  1. be reasoned
  2. be reasoned
  3. be reasoned
  4. be reasoned
  5. be reasoned
  6. be reasoned
diverse
  1. reason!
  2. let's reason!
  3. reasoned
  4. reasoning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for reason:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Anlaß cause; immediate cause; motive; reason
Beweggrund cause; immediate cause; motive; reason cause; grounds; incentives; inducements; motive; motives
Bewußtsein awareness; mind; reason awareness; concept; conception; consciousness; idea; notion; realisation; realization
Einsicht awareness; mind; reason acknowledgement; admission; awareness; concept; conception; consciousness; discernment; idea; insight; notion; opinion; perception; realisation; realization; understanding; view; vision; wisdom
Erkennen awareness; mind; reason awareness; badge; consciousness; decoration; idea; insight; insignia; mark; notion; realisation; realization; vision
Erkenntnis awareness; mind; reason acknowledgement; admission; appreciation; awareness; concept; conception; consciousness; discernment; discovery; experience; finding; gnosis; gratefulness; gratitude; idea; insight; notion; realisation; realization; recognition; recognizing; thankfulness; thanks; vision
Grund cause; immediate cause; motive; reason arable; arable land; base; basic assumption; basic principle; basis; bottom; cause; earth; earth's crust; farming land; farmland; field; floor; fundamental idea; ground; motivation; motive; point of departure; principle; soil; starting point
Motiv cause; immediate cause; motive; reason cause; design; drawing; grounds; incentives; inducements; motive; motives; pattern; principal theme; topic
Ursache cause; immediate cause; motive; reason cause; motive
Verstand awareness; mind; reason acumen; acuteness; awareness; brain; brainpower; concept; conception; consciousness; discernment; genius; idea; insight; intellect; intellectual powers; intelligence; keen perception; mental capacity; notion; realisation; realization; sagacity; sense; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness; thought; understanding
- cause; ground; grounds; intellect; rationality; reasonableness; sense; understanding
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
argumentieren argue; reason argue; dispute
auseinandersetzen argue; reason clarify; discuss further; elucidate; exemplify; explain; expound; illustrate; make clear; make explicit; make something accessible; make something clear; place apart; put apart; throw light on
ausführlich erörtern argue; reason
begründen argue; reason base; build; erect; establish; raise; set up
bereden argue; reason bring around; comment; consult; convince; discuss; get around; persuade; review; speak; speak about; talk about; talk it over
besprechen argue; reason comment; criticise; criticize; discuss; review; speak; speak about; talk about; talk it over; write a review
darlegen argue; reason clarify; explain; make clear; make explicit
- argue; conclude; reason out

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Related Definitions for "reason":

  1. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination1
    • we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil1
  2. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion1
    • there is reason to believe he is lying1
  3. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon1
    • the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly1
  4. a justification for something existing or happening1
    • they had good reason to rejoice1
  5. a rational motive for a belief or action1
    • the reason that war was declared1
  6. the state of having good sense and sound judgment1
    • he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions1
  7. think logically1
    • The children must learn to reason1
  8. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion1
    • We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house1
  9. present reasons and arguments1

Wiktionary Translations for reason:

reason
noun
  1. (the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking
  2. translations to be checked: basic meaning "cause"
reason
noun
  1. Eigenschaft, logisch und rationell zu denken
  2. vorhergehender Sachverhalt, der einen momentanen Sachverhalt wesentlich bestimmt hat
  3. bildungssprachlich: logischen Schlüssen folgender Verstand; Vernunft
  4. das, durch was die Richtigkeit von etwas gerechtfertigt ist bzw. erklärt oder widerlegt wird: Ursache, Veranlassung
  5. Merkmal, Beschaffenheit, Sinn, Zweck, Hintergrund einer Sache oder Person
  6. Angabe von Gründen, Rechtfertigung
  7. Beweggrund oder Ursache
  1. das geistige Vermögen, womit ein Mensch die aufgenommenen Gegenstände in sich verarbeiten, d. h. Zusammenhänge zu erkennen, zu beurteilen, zu überschauen und sich dementsprechend sinnvoll und zweckmäßig zu verhalten
verb
  1. mit einem bestimmten Ziel nachdenken, in Gedanken versinken, etwas überdenken

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
reason Grund reden — een motivatie door iemand bedacht of beredeneerd
reason Grund argument — een reden om iets te doen
reason Anlass aanleiding — datgene wat iets tot gevolg heeft
reason Grund; Rechtsfall; Rechtssache; Ursache; Verursachung; Angelegenheit; Ding; Sache; Werk; Affäre; Geschichte; Fall; Anlaß; Veranlassung cause — Ce qui fait qu’une chose est ou s’opère.
reason Grund; Vernunft; Verstand; Rationalität; Vernunftgemäßheit raison — Traductions à trier suivant le sens
reason räsonieren; schließen; urteilen raisonner — Se servir de sa raison pour connaître, pour juger.
reason Klugheit; Weisheit; Vernunft; Verstand sagesseprudence, circonspection, sentiment juste des choses.

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