reason - English word #214

Translation

The fact that explains why something happens or why someone does something.

Word origin

Comes from the Old French 'reson', from the Latin 'ratio', meaning thinking or judgement.

Gender

Pluralreasons

heavy rain.

Here 'reason' means the thing that explains why she was late.

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Here 'reason' means the explanation for wanting to leave.

English.

Here 'reasons' is the plural, meaning more than one explanation.

A reason is what explains why something is true or why a person acts in a certain way. We often ask for it with the question word "why".

because

For the reason that; used to explain why something happens.

why

Asks for the reason or cause of something.

result

The thing that happens because of something you do or because of an event.

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