past and past participle verb
Thought carefully and used facts and logic to reach a conclusion.
She reasoned that the numbers did not add up.
They have reasoned through the problem carefully.
American English
How to pronounce reasoned
verb · adjectiveB1Very common word
REEznd
/ˈɹi.zn̩d̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of reason
Reasoned is both the past form and the past participle of reason. It is also commonly used as an adjective before nouns such as argument, decision, and response.
Thought carefully and used facts and logic to reach a conclusion.
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past and past participle verb
Tried to persuade someone by using calm, logical arguments.
He reasoned with his son before taking away the phone.
We reasoned with the customer until she agreed to wait.
adjective
Describes a decision, argument, or response based on careful thought and clear logic.
The committee reached a reasoned decision.
She gave a reasoned response to the criticism.
Useful expressions
because of this
The road was icy; for this reason, school closed.
without a clear cause
The dog started barking for no reason.
good evidence that something is true
We have reason to believe the package arrived.