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/raˈθon/ ES
/raˈson/ MX
Translation
reason, right (tener razon)
Word origin
From Latin ratio, rationis ('a reckoning, account, reason'), from reri ('to reckon, to think'). It means 'reason'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ratio
- English cognates
- reason, ratio, rational
Grammar
Examples
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You are right, I should have called earlier.
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There is no reason to behave like that.
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He gave me several reasons but none convinced me.
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For some reason, I do not feel like anything today.
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He lost his mind after the death of his wife.
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