This article lists the most common reasons why people pay too much tax. Tom's problem was that he lacked confidence; Ed failed for precisely the opposite reason.

Who would have a reason to want to kill her? [NOUN to-infinitive] ...the reason why Italian tomatoes have so much flavour. The only reason I went was because I was told to. My parents came to Germany for business reasons. The exact locations are being kept secret for reasons of security.

1. To determine or conclude by logical thinking: The doctor reasoned that the patient had a virus. 2. To persuade or dissuade (someone) with reasons: "You boast ... of having reasoned him out of his absurd romance" (William Makepeace Thackeray).

Explanatory reasons are explanations of why things happened. For example, the reason the patient is in pain is that her nerves are sending signals from her tissues to her brain. A reason, in many cases, is brought up by the question "why?", and answered following the word because.

Define reasons. reasons synonyms, reasons pronunciation, reasons translation, English dictionary definition of reasons. n. 1. a. The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction: There are good reasons to learn a foreign language. See Usage Notes at because, why.

reasons of State ⇒ political justifications for an immoral act vb (when tr, takes a clause as object) to think logically or draw (logical conclusions) from facts or premises (intransitive) usually followed by with: to urge or seek to persuade by reasoning (transitive) often followed by out: to work out or resolve (a problem) by reasoning