reasoning


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

rea·son·ing

(rē′zə-nĭng)
n.
1. Use of reason, especially to form conclusions, inferences, or judgments.
2. Evidence or arguments used in thinking or argumentation.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

reasoning

(ˈriːzənɪŋ)
n
1. the act or process of drawing conclusions from facts, evidence, etc
2. the arguments, proofs, etc, so adduced
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

rea•son•ing

(ˈri zə nɪŋ, ˈriz nɪŋ)

n.
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.
[1325–75]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical]reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical
cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
analytic thinking, analysis - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
line of reasoning, logical argument, argumentation, argument, line - a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
conjecture - reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
deductive reasoning, synthesis, deduction - reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
illation, inference - the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
prediction, anticipation, prevision - the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
ratiocination - logical and methodical reasoning
reasoning backward, regress - the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
synthetic thinking, synthesis - the combination of ideas into a complex whole
Adj. 1. reasoning - endowed with the capacity to reason
rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

reasoning

noun
1. thinking, thought, reason, analysis, logic, deduction, cogitation, ratiocination the reasoning behind the decision
2. case, argument, proof, interpretation, hypothesis, exposition, train of thought She was not really convinced by their line of reasoning.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
تَفْكير، حُجَج وبراهين
uvažování
ræsonnering
röksemdafærsla
akıl yürütmemantık

reasoning

[ˈriːznɪŋ]
A. N → razonamiento m, lógica f
I don't see the reasoning behind this decision → no veo la lógica or el razonamiento que hay detrás de esta decisión
this line of reasoning is supported by recent figures → estos argumentos están respaldados por cifras recientes
B. ADJ → racional
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

reasoning

[ˈriːzənɪŋ]
n → raisonnement m
the reasoning behind sth → le raisonnement qui sous-tend qch
modif [ability, skills] → de raisonnement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

reasoning

n → logisches Denken ; (= arguing) → Argumentation f; I don’t follow your reasoning → ich kann Ihrem Gedankengang or Ihrer Argumentation nicht folgen ; this (piece of) reasoning is faulty → das Argument ist falsch ; his reasoning is all wrong → er argumentiert ganz falsch, seine Argumente sind falsch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

reasoning

[ˈriːznɪŋ] n → ragionamento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

reason

(ˈriːzn) noun
1. something which makes something happen, describes why it happened, should happen or is going to happen etc. What is the reason for this noise?; What is your reason for going to London?; The reason (why) I am going is that I want to. rede سَبَب причина razão příčina, důvod der Grund årsag; grund λόγος, αιτία razón põhjus علت؛ دلیل syy raison סיבה कारण, प्रयोजन razlog ok penyebab, alasan ástæða ragione 理由 이유, 원인 priežastis, motyvas cēlonis; iemesls penyebab reden grunn, årsak powód دليل، برهان علت، سبب، وجه، واسطه، سند، حجت، فكر، شعور، عقل، بحث كول، دليل راوړل، په منطق برابرغږيدل razão motiv, cauză причина príčina, dôvod vzrok; razlog razlog skäl, anledning, grund, orsak เหตุผล neden, sebep 理由 причина, привід وجہ lý do 理由
2. the power of the mind to think, form opinions and judgements etc. Only man has reason – animals have not. denkvermoë عَقْل разсъдък razão rozum die Vernunft fornuft; dømmekraft λογική, λογικό razón mõistus عقل؛ خرد järki raison שכל विवेक, बुद्धि razum értelem akal skynsemi, dómgreind ragione 理性 이성 protas saprāts fikiran rede fornuft, forstand, dømmekraft rozum شعور، عقل razão raţiune разум rozum razum razum förstånd, förnuft การใช้เหตุผล akıl, mantık 理性思考能力 розум; розсудливість عقل lý trí 理性
verb
1. to (be able to) think, form opinions and judgements etc. Man alone has the ability to reason. redeneer يُفَكِّر мисля raciocinar myslet denken ræsonnere σκέφτομαι λογικά razonar, discurrir mõtlema استدلال کردن؛ دلیل آوردن ajatella raisonner לַחֲשוֹב सोच-विचार करना rezonirati, zaključivati gondolkodik mempertimbangkan hugsa rökrétt, álykta ragionare 考える 조리 있게 추론하다 mąstyti, protauti domāt; spriest berfikir redeneren tenke seg til, trekke fornuftsslutninger rozumować دليل راوړل raciocinar a raţiona размышлять myslieť razmišljati razmišljati göra slutledningar, resonera คิดอย่างมีเหตุผล düşünmek (能夠)理性思考 міркувати غورو فکر کرنا suy luận 推理
2. to argue; to work out after some thought. She reasoned that if he had caught the 6.30 p.m. train, he would not be home before 8.00. uitwerk يُجادِل обсъждам concluir argumentovat, uvažovat schließen ræsonnere συμπεραίνω, καταλήγω στο λογικό συμπέρασμα deducir, llegar a la conclusión de que arutama, järeldama متقاعد کردن järkeillä argumenter; raisonner לְנָסוֹת לְשַׁכנֵעַ तर्क करना, तर्क-वितर्क करना zaključivati érvel menyimpulkan rökræða argomentare, riflettere 論じる 설득하다 samprotauti, svarstyti izdomāt; izprātot berdalih beredeneren argumentere, resonnere argumentować متقاعد کول concluir a gândi de două ori доказывать; делать выводы namietať, uvažovať sklepati rasuđivati resonera [som så] ชี้แจงเหตุผล sonucuna varmak, sonucunu çıkarmak 論證,推斷 аргументувати; доводити استدلال کرنا tranh luận 争辩,推断
ˈreasonable adjective
1. sensible. a reasonable suggestion. sinvol مَعْقول смислен razoável rozumný vernünftig fornuftig; rimelig λογικός razonable mõistlik منطقی järkevä raisonnable הגיוני समझदार, संतुलित razborit, prihvatljiv ésszerű masuk akal skynsamlegur ragionevole 筋の通った 사리에 맞는 protingas saprātīgs munasabah redelijk rimelig, fornuftig sensowny په عقل برابر، په دليل برابر، عقل سره سم، معقول، په ځاى،وړ، مناسب، ارزان razoável înţelept разумный rozumný razumen razuman förnuftig, förståndig มีเหตุผล akla yatkın 合理的 поміркований معقول hợp lý 合理的
2. willing to listen to argument; acting with good sense. You will find him very reasonable. redelik عاقِل، رشيد благоразумен justo / razoável rozumný verständig lydhør λογικός sensato, juicioso mõistlik منصف؛ میانه رو harkitseva raisonnable הגיוני युक्ति, संगत razborit értelmes berakal sehat sanngjarn ragionevole 道理に合った 이성 있는 supratingas saprotošs toleransi redelijk fornuftig, rimelig racjonalny مناسب cordato în­ţe­lept, chibzuit благоразумный rozumný, slušný razumevajoč razuman förnuftig, resonlig สมเหตุสมผล makul, sağduyulu 講理的 розсудливий سمجھ دار biết điều 理智的
3. fair; correct; which one should or could accept. Is 10ドル a reasonable price for this book? billik مَقْبول، مَعْقول поносим justo rozumný angemessen rimelig λογικός, ορθός, δίκαιος razonable sobiv, õige معقول kohtuullinen raisonnable סביר उचित मूल्य prihvatljiv elfogadható bisa diterima sanngjarn ragionevole 手ごろな 비싸지 않은 priimtinas, prieinamas pieņemams; (par cenu) mērens munasabah billijk rimelig, rettferdig rozsądny, uczciwy معقول justo rezonabil приемлемый rozumný, znesiteľný zmeren prihvatljiv rimlig, skälig พอสมควร uygun, elverişli 公平的,可接受的 недорогий, прийнятний مناسب phải chăng 公平的
4. satisfactory; as much as one might expect or want. There was a reasonable number of people at the meeting. voldoende مُرْضٍ، مَقْبول приемлив razoável přiměřený, dostatečný angemessen rimelig ικανοποιητικός razonable rahuldav مناسب tyydyttävä raisonnable סביר संतोषजनक zadovoljavajući, prihvatljiv kielégítő memuaskan sæmilegur ragionevole まずまずの 적당한 prideramas pieņemams; vērā ņemams boleh diterima redelijk rimelig, akseptabel godziwy, wystarczający مناسب razoável caracter rezonabil умеренный primeraný primeren zadovoljavajući tillräcklig, hygglig สมเหตุผล oldukça çok 恰當的 помірний واجبی vừa phải 合适的
ˈreasonableness noun
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 redelijkheid rimelighet; fornuftighet sensowność, racjonalność معقوليت، واجب والى، وړوالى moderação caracter rezonabil благоразумие; умеренность rozumnosť razumnost prihvatljivost förnuftighet, resonlighet ความมีเหตุผล akla yatkınlık 合理 логічність معقولیت sự hợp lý 合理性
ˈreasonably adverb
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 redelijk fornuftig, rimelig, temmelig rozsądnie, wystarczająco په مناسبه توګه، په معقول ډول، په منطقى توګه razoavelmente (în mod) rezonabil; destul de благоразумно; недорого; умеренно rozumne; primerane razumno razumljivo förnuftigt, rimligt, någorlunda อย่างมีเหตุผล makul bir şekilde 合理地 розсудливо معقولیت سے một cách hợp lý 合理地
ˈreasoning noun
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 συλλογισμός razonamiento põhjendus, arutlemine استدلال؛ دلیل järkeily raisonnement חשיבה, שיקול דעת तर्क-वितर्क umovanje, zaključivanje gondolkodás nalar röksemdafærsla ragionamento 論理 추론 과정 samprotavimas spriešana; domu gaita cara berfikir redenering resonnering; resonnement, tankegang rozumowanie دليل، توجيه، بحث، مباحثه، استدلال raciocínio raţionament, gândire рассуждение, аргументация uvažovanie razmišljanje rasuđivanje resonemang การสรุปหรือการตัดสินใจโดยใช้เหตุผล akıl yürütme, mantık 推理 міркування; аргументація دلیل lập luận 论证
have reason to (believe/think etc)
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* 〜の根拠がある ...할 이유가 있다 turėti pagrindą būt pamatam domāt, ka; pamatoti uzskatīt merasakan reden ha grunn til å (tro/mene) mieć podstawy aby (wierzyć, uważać itd.) دليللرل ter razOes para a avea motive să (creadă) иметь основания (полагать, думать) mať dôvod (veriť, myslieť ap.) upravičeno (misliti) imati razloga da verujete ha anledning att tro เหตุผล inanmak için bir nedeni olmak 有理由(相信或認為) мати вагому причину کسی چیز پر یقین کرنے کے لیے معقول وجہ ہونا cảm thấy có lý khi làm gì 有理由(认为)
it stands to reason
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 pats par sevi saprotams secara logiknya het spreekt vanzelf det er opplagt, det sier seg selv jest rzeczą zrozumiałą عاقلانه اوه é evidente (que) este de la sine înţeles разумеется je logické jasno je, da... biti logično det är uppenbart, det säger sig självt มีเหตุผล kuşkusuz, şüphesiz 理所當然的 очевидно یہ بات قرین عقل ہے thật hiển nhiên là 理所当然的是...
listen to reason
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 savjet, uvažiti razloge hallgat a józan eszére mendengarkan akal sehat fara að skynsamlegum ráðum (lasciarsi persuadere) 道理を聞きわける 말귀를 알아듣다 pasikliauti sveiku protu uzklausīt veselo saprātu mendengar logiknya naar rede luisteren høre på sunn fornuft; være fornuftig (po)słuchać głosu rozsądku د یو سری په حرف کی غږ نیول ouvir a voz do bom senso a asculta glasul raţiunii прислушаться к голосу разума uznať dôvod dati se prepričati poslušati razum lyda förnuftets röst, ta reson ฟังเหตุผล söz/lâf dinlemek 聽從有道理的勸告 прислухатися до голосу розуму; схаменутися عقل کی بات سننا cho phép ai thuyết phục 服理
lose one's reason
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 perder a razão a-şi pier­de minţile сойти с ума stratiť rozum izgubiti pamet izgubiti razum tappa förståndet เสียสติ aklını yitirmek, delirmek 失去理智 збожеволіти دیوانہ ہونا mất lý trí 失去理智
reason with
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 ...하는 것도 당연하다 įtikinėti, ginčytis pārliecināt; pierunāt; argumentēt bertekak redeneren snakke (noen) til fornuft przekonywać په دلیل argumentar a convinge prin argumente убеждать baviť sa, debatovať prigovarjati (komu) urazumiti försöka övertyga (tala till rätta) แสดงเหตุผลมาจูงใจ tartışarak ikna etmek 和某人講道理 вмовляти دلیل کے ساتھ بحث کرنا tranh luận với ai 同...讲道理
see reason
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 قانع کول ser razoável a asculta de glasul raţiunii образумиться uznať dôvod spametovati se urazumiti ta sitt förnuft till fånga ชักจูงโดยการโน้มน้าว daha mantıklı olmak 明白道理 прислухатися до доказів کسی کے اندر معقولیت پانا nhận ra 明白...的道理
within reason
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 skynsamlegra marka entro limiti ragionevole 無理のない程度に 합당한 kiek leidžia sveikas protas saprāta robežās selagi munasabah wat redelijk is innen rimelighetens grenser w granicach rozsądku سوچ كي بند پاتي كيدل dentro dos limites în limitele bunului simţ в пределах разумного v rozumnej miere v razumnih mejah u granicama razuma inom rimlighetens gräns (rimliga gränser) เนื่องจากเหตุนี้จึงทําให้เกิดผลแบนี้ akla yatkın olan, makul sınırlar içinde 在合理範圍內 в розумних межах معقولیت کی حد میں biết phải trái 在合理范围内合情理
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature ?
And as all choice and reasoning can be really calculated--because there will some day be discovered the laws of our so-called free will--so, joking apart, there may one day be something like a table constructed of them, so that we really shall choose in accordance with it.
Here I, for instance, quite naturally want to live, in order to satisfy all my capacities for life, and not simply my capacity for reasoning, that is, not simply one twentieth of my capacity for life.
If the consciousness of freedom were not a separate and independent source of self-consciousness it would be subject to reasoning and to experience, but in fact such subjection does not exist and is inconceivable.
However often experiment and reasoning may show a man that under the same conditions and with the same character he will do the same thing as before, yet when under the same conditions and with the same character he approaches for the thousandth time the action that always ends in the same way, he feels as certainly convinced as before the experiment that he can act as he pleases.
However, in the disturbed state of my mind, I did go into the deserted court and did look at all the footprints I could find there, seeking for some indication, as a basis for reasoning.
View in context
From the topmost peak of reason James teaches to cease reasoning and to have faith that all is well and will be well--the old, oh, ancient old, acrobatic flip of the metaphysicians whereby they reasoned reason quite away in order to escape the pessimism consequent upon the grim and honest exercise of reason.
View in context
This power is what I mean when I talk of reasoning backwards, or analytically."
Now let me endeavour to show you the different steps in my reasoning. To begin at the beginning.
and, reasoning from analogy, as you say, if there be mines in South America, ought there not to be mines in North America too?"
View in context
In the same way I thought that the sciences contained in books (such of them at least as are made up of probable reasonings, without demonstrations), composed as they are of the opinions of many different individuals massed together, are farther removed from truth than the simple inferences which a man of good sense using his natural and unprejudiced judgment draws respecting the matters of his experience.
The long chains of simple and easy reasonings by means of which geometers are accustomed to reach the conclusions of their most difficult demonstrations, had led me to imagine that all things, to the knowledge of which man is competent, are mutually connected in the same way, and that there is nothing so far removed from us as to be beyond our reach, or so hidden that we cannot discover it, provided only we abstain from accepting the false for the true, and always preserve in our thoughts the order necessary for the deduction of one truth from another.
.And because I observed, besides, that an inquiry of this kind was of all others of the greatest moment, and one in which precipitancy and anticipation in judgment were most to be dreaded, I thought that I ought not to approach it till I had reached a more mature age (being at that time but twenty-three), and had first of all employed much of my time in preparation for the work, as well by eradicating from my mind all the erroneous opinions I had up to that moment accepted, as by amassing variety of experience to afford materials for my reasonings, and by continually exercising myself in my chosen method with a view to increased skill in its application.

Full browser ?