Reason

//ˈɹiː.zən//

Synonyms for "reason" (390 found)

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Closest matches (78)

Strong matches (117)

Related words (195)

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Translations

371 translations across 98 languages.

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Aghwan

1 entries
  • 𐕗𐔰𐕊𐔰𐕙 noun (that which causes: a cause)

Albanian

4 entries
  • arsye noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • arsye noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • shkak noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • arësyetoj verb (to deduce by being rational)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • αἰτία noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • αἰτία noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • λογισμός noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Arabic

4 entries
  • سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • سَبَب noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • عَقْل noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Armenian

4 entries
  • բանականություն noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • դրդապատճառ noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • պատճառ noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • պատճառ noun (motive for an action or determination)

Assamese

1 entries
  • কাৰণ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Asturian

1 entries
  • razón noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Avar

1 entries
  • сабаб noun (that which causes: a cause)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • bəhanə noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • səbəb noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • əsas noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • аҡыл noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • сәбәп noun (that which causes: a cause)

Basque

1 entries
  • arrazoi noun (that which causes: a cause)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • прычы́на noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ра́цыя noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • ро́зум noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • слу́шнасць noun (something reasonable)

Bengali

1 entries
  • কারণ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • аргуме́нт noun (something reasonable)
  • моти́в noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • оправда́ние noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • основа́ние noun (motive for an action or determination)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ဟိတ် noun (that which causes: a cause)

Catalan

4 entries
  • causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • excusa noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • motiu noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • motiu noun (motive for an action or determination)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • rason noun (that which causes: a cause)

Chichewa

1 entries
  • chifukwa noun (that which causes: a cause)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries
  • 原因 noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • 原因 noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • 理由 noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • 理由 noun (motive for an action or determination)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 原因 noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • 原因 noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • 理性 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • 理智 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Church Slavic

1 entries
  • разоумъ noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries
  • sebep noun (that which causes: a cause)

Czech

4 entries
  • důvod noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • důvod noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • příčina noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • rozum noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Danish

4 entries
  • fornuft noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • grund noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • grund noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • årsag noun (that which causes: a cause)

Dutch

4 entries
  • grond noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • oorzaak noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • rede noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • reden noun (that which causes: a cause)

Eastern Mari

2 entries
  • амал noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • амал noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • kialo noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • kialo noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • racieco noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • racio noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Estonian

1 entries
  • põhjus noun (that which causes: a cause)

Finnish

4 entries
  • järki noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • kohtuus noun (something reasonable)
  • syy noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • syy noun (motive for an action or determination)

French

4 entries
  • cause noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • raison noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • raison noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • raison noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Friulian

1 entries
  • reson noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Galician

2 entries
  • razón noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • razón noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გონება noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • მიზეზი noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • მიზეზი noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • საბაბი noun (that which causes: a cause)

German

4 entries
  • Grund noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • Grund noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • Grund noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • Intellekt noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐍃 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Greek

4 entries
  • δικαιολογία noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • λογική noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • λόγος noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • λόγος noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • rezon noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • הִגָּיוֹן noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • סיבה \ סִבָּה noun (that which causes: a cause)

Hindi

4 entries
  • कारण noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • बाइस noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • वजह noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • सबब noun (that which causes: a cause)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • gondolkodás noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • indok noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • indíték noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • ok noun (that which causes: a cause)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • orsök noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ástæða noun (that which causes: a cause)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • alasan noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • alasan noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • beralasan noun (something reasonable)
  • motif noun (motive for an action or determination)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • tolkku noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • دَلیل noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • سَبَب noun (that which causes: a cause)

Irish

4 entries
  • ciall noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • fáth noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • fáth noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • fáth noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Italian

4 entries
  • causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • motivo noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • perché noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • pretesa noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 原因 noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • 思慮 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • 理性 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • 理由 noun (that which causes: a cause)

Kapampangan

1 entries
  • sangkan noun (that which causes: a cause)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • ақыл-парасат noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • себеп noun (that which causes: a cause)

Khmer

3 entries
  • ករណី noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • សាហេតុ noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ហេតុ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Korean

4 entries
  • 리유 noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • 원인 noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • 이성 noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • 이유 noun (that which causes: a cause)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • себеп noun (that which causes: a cause)

Ladin

1 entries
  • rejon noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Lao

2 entries
  • ສາເຫດ noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ເຫດຜົນ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Latin

4 entries
  • causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • causa noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • ratio noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • ratiō noun (motive for an action or determination)

Latvian

2 entries
  • cēlonis noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • saprāts noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • priežastis noun (that which causes: a cause)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • при́чина noun (that which causes: a cause)

Malay

2 entries
  • alasan noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • sebab noun (that which causes: a cause)

Malayalam

3 entries
  • കാരണം noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • കൊണ്ട് noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • യുക്തി noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • учир noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • шалтгаан noun (that which causes: a cause)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries
  • sebeb noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • sedem noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • semed noun (that which causes: a cause)

Norwegian

3 entries
  • diskutere fornuftig verb (to converse; to compare opinions)
  • overveie verb (to deduce by being rational)
  • resonnere verb (to deduce by being rational)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • fornuft noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • grunn noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • grunn noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • årsak noun (that which causes: a cause)

Nǀuu

2 entries
  • kxʼuki noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ǃʻama noun (that which causes: a cause)

Occitan

2 entries
  • rason noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • rason noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Old English

1 entries
  • intinga noun (that which causes: a cause)

Old French

2 entries
  • raison noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • reson noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Old Irish

4 entries
  • accuis noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • adbar noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • adbar noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • adbar noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries
  • ادراك noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • عقل noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • علت noun (that which causes: a cause)

Paicî

1 entries
  • mäjoro noun (that which causes: a cause)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries
  • причина noun (that which causes: a cause)

Pashto

2 entries
  • دليل noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • سبب noun (that which causes: a cause)

Persian

1 entries
  • عقل noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Polish

4 entries
  • powód noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • powód noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • przyczyna noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • racja noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • motivo noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • motivo noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • razão noun (that which causes: a cause)

Romanian

4 entries
  • cauză noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • motiv noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • pricină noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • rațiune noun (motive for an action or determination)

Russian

4 entries
  • до́вод noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • моти́в noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • основа́ние noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • по́вод noun (motive for an action or determination)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • rázlog noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • rȁzūm noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • ùzrok noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ра́злог noun (that which causes: a cause)

Sikkimese

1 entries
  • རྐྱེན noun (that which causes: a cause)

Silesian

1 entries
  • prziczyna noun (that which causes: a cause)

Slovak

4 entries
  • dôvod noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • dôvod noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • dôvod noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • príčina noun (that which causes: a cause)

Slovene

3 entries
  • razlog noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • rázum noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • vzrok noun (that which causes: a cause)

Spanish

4 entries
  • causa noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • razón noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • razón noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • razonar verb (to deduce by being rational)

Swedish

4 entries
  • anledning noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • anledning noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • förnuft noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • förstånd noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • rason noun (that which causes: a cause)

Tajik

2 entries
  • далел noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • сабаб noun (that which causes: a cause)

Tamil

1 entries
  • காரணம் noun (that which causes: a cause)

Tatar

1 entries
  • сәбәп noun (that which causes: a cause)

Thai

4 entries
  • สาเหตุ noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • เหตุ noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • เหตุผล noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • เหตุผล noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Turkish

4 entries
  • akıl noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • açıklama noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • neden noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • neden noun (motive for an action or determination)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • sebäp noun (that which causes: a cause)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • до́від noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • причи́на noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • ра́ція noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • ро́зум noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Urdu

4 entries
  • باعِث noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • سَبَب noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • وَجَہ noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • وَجَہْ noun (that which causes: a cause)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • سەۋەب noun (that which causes: a cause)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • sabab noun (that which causes: a cause)

Venetan

4 entries
  • motivo noun (motive for an action or determination)
  • raxon noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • rexon noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • rexon noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • lý do noun (that which causes: a cause)
  • lý do noun (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination)
  • lý trí noun ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking)
  • nguyên nhân noun (that which causes: a cause)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

For some reason I feel more alive at night.

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You are too old not to see the reason.

Source: tatoeba (16000)

Do you know the reason?

Source: tatoeba (16567)

You may have good reason to think that your youth is over.

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