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Meaning of reasoning | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C2 Standard
ˈɹiːzənɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
    uncountable
  2. argument
  3. redelikheid مَعْقوليَّه смисленост moderação rozumnost die Verständigkeit rimelighed λογικότητα lo razonable; sensatez, juicio mõistlikkus خردمندی؛ معقول بودن kohtuullisuus caractère raisonnable הֶגיוֹנִיוּת औचित्य razboritost, prihvatljivost ésszerűség; inndokoltság keadaan masuk akal sanngirni ragionevolezza 道理 합리적임 protingumas, supratingumas []prātīgums munasabah redelijkheidrimelighet; fornuftighet sensowność, racjonalność معقوليت، واجب والى، وړوالى moderação caracter rezonabil благоразум...
  4. A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.
    countable
  5. plot, story line
  6. He behaved very reasonably; The car is reasonably priced; The meeting was reasonably well attended. redelik بصورةٍ مَعْقولَه разумно razoavelmente rozumně; přiměřeně vernünftig rimeligt λογικά razonablemente mõistlikult, arukalt به طور معقول؛ نسبتا järkevästi raisonnablement בְּאוֹפֶן סָבִיר समुचित relativno, opravdano ésszerűen; meglehetősen secara memuaskan af sanngirni ragionevolmente 適度に 합리적으로 protingai, supratingai, pakenčiamai []prātīgi; pieņemami secara munasabah redelijkfornuftig, rim...
  7. first-person singular present indicative of argumentar
  8. the act or process of reaching a decision, conclusion etc. I don't understand his reasoning at all. redenasie تَفْكير، حُجَج وبراهين разсъждаване raciocínio uvažování die Argumentation ræsonnering συλλογισμόςrazonamiento põhjendus, arutlemine استدلال؛ دلیل järkeily raisonnementחשיבה, שיקול דעת तर्क-वितर्क umovanje, zaključivanje gondolkodás nalar röksemdafærsla ragionamento 論理 추론 과정 samprotavimas spriešana; domu gaita cara berfikir redeneringresonnering; resonnement, tankegang rozumowanie دلي...
    etc
  9. to feel justified in (believing etc). I have (good) reason to think that he is lying. het rede om te glo لَدَيه سَبَبٌ مَعقول имам причина да смятам ter razões para mít důvod (věřit, myslet) Anlaß haben zu grund έχω κάθε λόγο να tener razones para (pensar, creer, etc.) on alust, on põhjus دلیل داشتن olla syytä avoir des raisons de (croire, penser, etc.) יֶש יְסוֹד לַהַשעֲרַה मानना imati razlog (za nešto) oka van vmire punya alasan hafa ástæðu til (að ætla) avere motivo di credere/pensare* ~の根...
    etc
  10. it is obvious or logical. If you go to bed so late it stands to reason that you will be tired next morning. dis logies واضِح، منْطِقي أن логично е é evidente (que) je logické es leuchtet ein være klart είναι αυτονόητο, εύλογο, προφανές es evidente, es lógico iseenesest selge, loogiline منطقی بودن؛ عاقلانه بودن olla itsestään selvää il va de soi que זֶה הֶגיוֹנִי ש- तार्किक razumije se samo po sebi, zdrav razum kaže nyilvánvaló logis vera rökréttur (è ovvio che) 当然である 당연하다 savaime suprantama p...
  11. to allow oneself to be persuaded to do something more sensible than what one was going to do; to pay attention to common sense. luister na gesonde verstand يُصْغي لِصَوْت العَقْل، يُصْغي إلى الصَّواب вслушвам се в разумни съвети ouvir a voz da razão uznat důvody Vernunft annehmen tage imod fornuft ακούω τη φωνή της λογικής atender a razones mõistuse juurde tulema, mõistlik olema به حرف حساب کسی گوش دادن kuunnella järkipuhetta entendre raison לשמוע לְקוֹל הַהִיגָיוֹן तर्क मानना poslušati savje...
  12. to become insane. mal word يَفْقِدُ صَوابَه полудявам perder a razão ztratit rozum den Verstand verlieren miste forstanden χάνω τα λογικά μου perder la razón mõistust kaotama عقل خود را از دست دادن؛ دیوانه شدن menettää järkensä perdre la raison לַצֵאת מִדַעֲתוֹ अतार्किक बन जाना izgubiti pamet, poludjeti eszét veszti menjadi gila missa vitið perdere la ragione 気がふれる 이성을 잃다 netekti proto zaudēt prātu hilang kewarasan zijn verstand verliezen bli gal, miste forstanden stracić rozum لیونی شول perd...
  13. to argue with (a person) in order to persuade him to be more sensible. We tried to reason with the worried mother but she went out alone in the storm to look for the child. argumenteer met يَتَجادَل لِيُقْنِع увещавам argumentar diskutovat, přemlouvat zu überzeugen suchen tale til fornuft συζητώ λογικά razonar con alguien mõistusele kutsuma با دلیل قانع کننده puhua järkeä raisonner qqn לְנָסוֹת לְשַכנֵע सकारण urazumiti vitatkozik vkivel membujuk, bermusyawarah rökræða við ragionare con 説得する …...
  14. to (be persuaded to) be more sensible than one is or has been. omgehaal word يَجِدُ سَبَباً вслушвам се в разумни съвети ser razoável uznat důvod Vernunft annehmen indse det fornuftige i noget λογικεύομαι entrar en razón aru pähe võtma قانع کردن tulla järkiinsä entendre raison לִראוֹת אֶת הַהִיגָיוֹן तर्क मानना imati razlog belát vmit menerima pertimbangan átta sig, taka sönsum (diventare ragionevole) 道理がわかる 사리를 분간하다 ateiti į protą nākt pie prāta dipujuk naar rede luisteren se lyset zmądrzeć ...
  15. within the limits of good sense. I'll do anything / go anywhere within reason. binne perke في نِطاق العَقْل، في حُدود الصَّواب в границите на разумното dentro do razoável v rozumné míře innerhalb gewisser Grenzen inden for rimelighedens grænse μέσα σε λογικά όρια dentro de lo razonable mõistlikkuse piirides با عقل جر در آمدن kohtuuden rajoissa dans des limites raisonnables בִּטווָח הַהִיגיוֹן तर्को के दायरे में u razumnim granicama, umjereno az ésszerűség határain belül kalau masuk akal innan...

Equivalents

العربية التفكّر
Català raonament
Čeština uvažování
Deutsch Argumentation
Esperanto rezonado
Français raisonnement
Galego razoamento
हिन्दी तर्क
Italiano ragionamento
日本語 推論
ქართული განსჯა
Latina ratiocinatio
Nederlands redenering
Português razoamento
Shqip arsyetim
Svenska tankegång

Examples

“Her reasoning was clear and logical.”
“I don’t follow your reasoning on this issue.”
“Good reasoning helps solve complex problems.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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