reason
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The meaning (definition) of the word reason
the why behind something that happens or that you do
The word reason used in a sentence
“The reason my shoes are wet is that I stepped in a puddle”
Words that mean the same as reason (synonyms)
cause
How the word reason is said around the world
| French | raison (ray-ZOHN) |
| Spanish | razón (rrah-THOHN) |
| Mandarin | 原因 (ywen een) |
| Hindi | कारण (KAH-run) |
| Arabic | سبب (SA-bab) |
| Russian | причина (pree-CHEE-na) |
| Portuguese (EU) | motivo (moo-TEE-voo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | motivo (moh-CHEE-voh) |
| Japanese | わけ (wah-KEH) |
| German | Grund (GRUUNT) |
| Urdu | وجہ (wa-JAH) |
| Punjabi | ਕਾਰਨ (KAH-ran) |
| Korean | 이유 (EE-yoo) |
| Hebrew | סיבה (see-BAH) |
| Greek | λόγος (LOH-ghohs) |
| Dutch | reden (RAY-dun) |
| Tagalog | dahilan (dah-HEE-lahn) |
| Vietnamese | lý do (lee ZAW) |
| Turkish | sebep (seh-BEP) |
| Persian | دلیل (da-LEEL) |
| Polish | powód (POH-voot) |
| Ukrainian | причина (pree-CHEE-nah) |
| Bengali | কারণ (KAH-rawn) |
| Swedish | anledning (AHN-layd-ning) |
| Italian | motivo (moh-TEE-voh) |
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