raison — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cause noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
- consideration noun Careful thought given to something before deciding or acting.
- grounds noun Reasons or justification for something.
- mind noun The part of a person responsible for thought, awareness, memory, and reasoning.
- ratio noun A comparison between two amounts, showing how many times one contains the other.
- rationale noun The set of reasons or logical basis behind a decision or action.
- reason noun A cause or explanation for something; the motive behind an action.
Senses
raison is used for these senses in English:
- cause (countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
- common difference (mathematics) The constant added to each element of an arithmetic progression to obtain the next.
- grounds (legal) Basis or justification for something.
- mind The capability for rational thought.
- ratio (Internet) The number of comments to a post or other expression on social media relative to the number of likes; a high ratio suggests disagreement with the contents of the original post.
- rationale An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
- rationale A justification or rationalization for something.
- reason (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
cause — full definition
- noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
- noun A goal or movement that people support or fight for.
- verb To make something happen; to bring about.
consideration — full definition
- noun Careful thought given to something before deciding or acting.
- noun Thoughtfulness and care for the needs or feelings of others.
- noun In law, something of value exchanged as part of a binding agreement.