| English | German | |
| – |
| to reason sth. [support with reasons] | 1527 etw. begründen [Gründe darlegen] | |
| to reason | 898 argumentieren | |
| to reason [conclude, infer] | 318 schlussfolgern | |
| to reason [consider, reflect upon] | 201 überlegen | |
| to reason [discuss] | 119 erörtern | |
| philos. to reason | 7 raisonnieren [geh.] | |
| to reason [draw conclusions] | Schlüsse ziehen | |
| to reason [form judgements from facts etc.] | vernünftig urteilen | |
| to reason [talk sensibly] | vernünftig reden | |
| to reason [think logically] | logisch denken | |
Nouns |
| reason [cause, motive] | 3368 Grund {m} [Ursache, Veranlassung, Ausrede, Beweggrund] | |
| reason2 [rationality, mental sanity] | 2714 Vernunft {f} | |
| reason [cause, motive] | 654 Ursache {f} | |
| reason [cause] | 606 Anlass {m} [Grund] | |
| reason [rationale, ground] | 186 Begründung {f} | |
| reason2 [sound mind, intellect] | 176 Verstand {m} | |
| reason | 94 Argument {n} | |
| reason | 76 Motiv {n} [Grund] | |
| reason [common sense] | 51 Einsicht {f} [Vernunft] | |
| reason [cause, inducement] | 45 Veranlassung {f} | |
| reason [cause] | 41 Anlaß {m} [alt] [Grund] | |
| reason [motive] | 37 Beweggrund {m} | |
| reason [rationale, intelect] | 22 Ratio {f} [geh.] | |
| reason | 19 Räson {f} [veraltet] [Vernunft] | |
| reason [intellect] | 16 Witz {m} [veraltet] [Verstand] | |
2 Words: Others |
| beyond reason {adj} [postpos.] | unvernünftig | |
| beyond reason {adj} [postpos.] | jenseits der Vernunft [nachgestellt] | |
| No reason. | Nur so. [als Antwort: aus keinem besonderen Grund] | |
| reason-based {adj} | vernunftgeleitet | |
| reason-guided {adj} | vernunftgeleitet | |
| reason-oriented {adj} | vernunftorientiert | |
| with reason {adv} | mit Grund | |
| with reason {adv} | mit Recht [Redewendung] | |
| with reason {adv} | mit Verstand | |
| within reason {adv} | im angemessenen Rahmen | |
| within reason {adv} | in angemessenem Rahmen | |
| within reason {adj} {adv} [reasonable] | angemessen | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to apply reason | Vernunft gelten lassen | |
| to reason out | durchdenken | |
| to reason sb. into sth. [Am.] | jdm. etw. einreden | |
| to reason sth. away | etw.Akk. wegdiskutieren | |
| to reason sth. from sth. | etw.Akk. aus etw.Dat. folgern | |
| to reason sth. from sth. | etw.Akk. aus etw.Dat. schließen | |
| to reason sth. from sth. | von etw. auf etw. schließen | |
| to reason sth. out [work out] | etw. klären [Frage] | |
| to reason with sb. | jdm. gut zureden | |
| to reason with sb. | jdn. zu überzeugen suchen | |
| to reason with sb. | mit jdm. vernünftig reden | |
| to reason with sb. [convince] | jdn. überzeugen | |
| idiom to see reason | vernünftig werden | |