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I. rea·son·ing [ˈri:zənɪŋ] N no pl

reasoning: logisches Denken f

reasoning: Logik f <->

to follow sb's reasoning: jds Gedankengang [o. Argumentation] folgen

the reasoning behind sth: die Logik hinter etw dat

II. rea·son·ing [ˈri:zənɪŋ] N modifier

reasoning ability [or power]: logisches Denkvermögen

I. rea·son [ˈri:zən] N

1. reason (cause):

reason for: Grund m <-es, Grün·de> für +acc

the reason [that] I'm asking is that ...: der Grund, warum ich frage, ist, dass ...

for reasons best known to herself, she's decided to ...: aus Gründen, die nur sie allein kennt, hat sie beschlossen zu ...

there's no reason to complain: es gibt keinen Anlass, sich zu beschweren

give me one good reason why I should stay: nenne mir einen guten Grund, warum ich bleiben sollte

for reasons of health: aus gesundheitlichen Gründen

not guilty by reason of insanity LAW: nicht schuldig wegen Unzurechnungsfähigkeit

for reasons of state: aus Gründen der Staatsräson

there is every reason to believe that ...: es spricht alles dafür, dass ...

to have good/every [good]/no reason to do sth: guten/allen/keinen Grund haben, etw zu tun

the police have every good reason to believe that ...: die Polizei hat allen Grund zur Annahme, dass ...

for no obvious/particular reason: aus keinem ersichtlichen/besonderen Grund

for personal reasons: aus persönlichen Gründen

for some reason: aus irgendeinem Grund

by reason of sth: aufgrund [o. wegen] einer S. gen

the reason why: [der Grund,] warum

the reason why he did it was a mystery to us all: [der Grund,] warum er es getan hast, war uns allen ein Rätsel

I'd like to know the reason why: ich wüsste gern, warum [o. weshalb]

and that's the reason why we decided against it: und deshalb [o. darum] haben wir uns dagegen entschieden

and that's the reason why!: und das ist der Grund dafür!

2. reason no pl (good cause):

reason: Grund m <-es, Grün·de>

to do sth with reason: etw aus gutem Grund tun

she was furious, and with reason: sie war wütend, und das aus gutem Grund

there is reason to believe that ...: es gibt Grund zur Annahme, dass

to have reason to believe that ...: Grund zur Annahme haben, dass ...

3. reason no pl (power to think):

reason: Denkvermögen nt <-s>

the power of reason: logisches Denkvermögen

4. reason no pl (common sense):

reason: Vernunft f <->

there was reason in what he said: was er sagte, klang vernünftig

the Age of Reason: das Zeitalter der Vernunft

to reach the age of reason: vernünftig werden

to be [or go] beyond all reason: vollkommen unsinnig sein

to bring sb to reason: jdn zur Vernunft bringen

to see [or listen to]reason: auf die Stimme der Vernunft hören

they tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen to reason: sie versuchten, ihn zu überreden, aber er ließ sich einfach nichts sagen

it stands to reason that ...: es ist logisch, dass ...

within reason: innerhalb eines vernünftigen Rahmens

you can choose your own gift, within reason: wenn es im Rahmen bleibt, kannst du dir dein Geschenk selbst aussuchen

we'll do anything within reason to ...: wir werden alles was in unserer Macht steht tun, um ...

5. reason no pl (sanity):

reason: Verstand m <-(e)s>

to lose one's reason: den Verstand verlieren

II. rea·son [ˈri:zən] VB intr

1. reason (form judgments):

to reason from sth: von etw dat ausgehen

reasoning from past experience, she was convinced that ...: aufgrund ihrer [früheren] Erfahrung war sie davon überzeugt, dass ...

2. reason (persuade):

to reason with sb: vernünftig mit jdm reden

the police reasoned with the hijackers to at least let the children go: die Polizei versuchte, die Kidnapper [dazu] zu überreden, wenigstens die Kinder freizulassen

to reason with sb that ...: versuchen, jdm klarzumachen, dass ...

III. rea·son [ˈri:zən] VB trans

1. reason (deduce):

to reason that ...: schlussfolgern, dass ...

to reason from sth that ...: aus etw [schluss]folgern [o. schließen] , dass ...

from the suitcase in the passage, Gerald reasoned that his aunt had arrived: aus dem Koffer im Gang schloss Gerald, dass seine Tante eingetroffen war

2. reason (persuade):

to reason sb into sth: jdn zu etw dat überreden

I reasoned him into telling the truth: ich überredete ihn, die Wahrheit zu sagen

to reason sb out of sth: jdm etw ausreden

we have to reason him out of giving up his studies: wir müssen ihm die Idee ausreden, sein Studium aufzugeben

reason out VB trans

to reason out ⇆ sth (deduce): etw [schluss]folgern

to reason out ⇆ sth (work out): etw herausfinden

I spent hours reasoning out the solution to the puzzle: ich habe stundenlang an der Lösung des Rätsels herumgeknobelt inf

economic reason N

economic reason: wirtschaftlicher Grund

moral reason N

moral reason: moralischer Grund

political reason N

political reason: politischer Grund

cancellation reason N ACCOUNT

cancellation reason: Stornogrund m

discount reason N handel

discount reason: Nachlassbasis f

reason for dissolution N MKT COMPET

reason for dissolution (bei Unternehmensauflösung): Auflösungsgrund m

OpenDict entry

reason N

for lots of reasons: aus vielen Gründen

for one reason or another (for more than one reason): aus [ganz] unterschiedlichen Gründen

for one reason or another (for whatever reason): aus welchen Gründen auch immer

OpenDict entry

reason(s) of state N

reason(s) of state POL: Staatsräson f

Present
I	reason
you	reason
he/she/it	reasons
we	reason
you	reason
they	reason

Past
I	reasoned
you	reasoned
he/she/it	reasoned
we	reasoned
you	reasoned
they	reasoned

Present Perfect
I	have	reasoned
you	have	reasoned
he/she/it	has	reasoned
we	have	reasoned
you	have	reasoned
they	have	reasoned

Past Perfect
I	had	reasoned
you	had	reasoned
he/she/it	had	reasoned
we	had	reasoned
you	had	reasoned
they	had	reasoned

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

flawed reasoning: mangelnde Beweisführung

close reasoning: geschlossene Argumentation

specious reasoning: vordergründige Schlussfolgerungen pl

solid reasoning: fundierte Argumentation

cogent reasoning: logisches [o. folgerichtiges] Denken

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