réasún — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cause noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
- justification noun A reason or explanation that shows an action or belief to be reasonable or acceptable.
- motive noun A reason that drives someone to act, especially in a suspicious or criminal context.
- reason noun A cause or explanation for something; the motive behind an action.
- sense noun One of the physical faculties — sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch — through which the body perceives the world.
Senses
réasún 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.
- justification (countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
- motive (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]
- reason (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- reasonableness (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being reasonable.
- sense Sound practical or moral judgment.
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.
justification — full definition
- noun A reason or explanation that shows an action or belief to be reasonable or acceptable.
- noun The alignment of text so its edges line up evenly along a margin.