Definitions for reasoning

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reasoning rea·son·ing

Spelling: [ree-zuh-ning, reez-ning]

IPA: /ˈri zə nɪŋ, ˈriz nɪŋ/

Reasoning is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 595 anagrams from letters in reasoning (aeginnors).

Definitions for reasoning

noun

1. the act or process of a person who reasons.
2. the process of forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises.
3. the reasons, arguments, proofs, etc., resulting from this process.
4. a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
5. a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action:
6. the mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences:
7. sound judgment; good sense.
8. normal or sound powers of mind; sanity.
9. Logic. a premise of an argument.
10. Philosophy. the faculty or power of acquiring intellectual knowledge, either by direct understanding of first principles or by argument. the power of intelligent and dispassionate thought, or of conduct influenced by such thought. Kantianism. the faculty by which the ideas of pure reason are created.

Idioms

1. bring (someone) to reason, to induce a change of opinion in (someone) through presentation of arguments; convince:
2. by reason of, on account of; because of:
3. in / within reason, in accord with reason; justifiable; proper:
4. stand to reason, to be clear, obvious, or logical:
5. with reason, with justification; properly:

verb (used with object)

1. to think through logically, as a problem (often followed by out).
2. to conclude or infer.
3. to convince, persuade, etc., by reasoning.
4. to support with reasons.

verb (used without object)

1. to think or argue in a logical manner.
2. to form conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises.
3. to urge reasons which should determine belief or action.

Origin of reasoning

First recorded in 1325-75, reasoning is from the Middle English word resoninge. See reason, -ing²

Examples for reasoning

The few moments' reasoning brought him to the point where he did not feel hurt.

This reasoning was of less avail than argument addressed to the general's fears.

But when advocates like Maynard share their reasoning using more accurate language, Republicans are more prepared to listen.

Following this line of reasoning to its logical conclusion, the way to achieve world peace is to give everyone atomic bombs.

There was no reasoning which could help him in the midst of that puzzle.

To his critics, he explained—sometimes at painful length—his reasoning against it.

Crane agreed with this reasoning, and it was decided to give the two horses a home trial.

She was not a woman in the habit of reasoning, and had no conception of the difficulties in his way.

Gillespie finds true romance in reasoning, and he was intrigued.

Again, the reasoning sounds, well, reasonable, and is sourced to a respectable organization, the Samaritans.