理由 — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.

Senses

理由 is used for these senses in English:

• reason An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
• reason That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.

motive — full definition

1. noun A reason that drives someone to act, especially in a suspicious or criminal context.
2. adj Causing or producing movement.

reason — full definition

1. noun A cause or explanation for something; the motive behind an action.
2. noun The ability to think logically and make judgments; rational thought.
3. verb To think through something logically in order to reach a conclusion.

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