reason – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of reason

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to reason out sth
Participle: reasoned out sth
Gerund: reasoning out sth

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of reason

Indicative

Present

Ireason out sth
youreason out sth
he;she;itreasons out sth
wereason out sth
youreason out sth
theyreason out sth

Perfect

Ihave reasoned out sth
youhave reasoned out sth
he;she;ithas reasoned out sth
wehave reasoned out sth
youhave reasoned out sth
theyhave reasoned out sth

Past

Ireasoned out sth
youreasoned out sth
he;she;itreasoned out sth
wereasoned out sth
youreasoned out sth
theyreasoned out sth

Pluperfect

Ihad reasoned out sth
youhad reasoned out sth
he;she;ithad reasoned out sth
wehad reasoned out sth
youhad reasoned out sth
theyhad reasoned out sth

Future

Iwill reason out sth
youwill reason out sth
he;she;itwill reason out sth
wewill reason out sth
youwill reason out sth
theywill reason out sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have reasoned out sth
youwill have reasoned out sth
he;she;itwill have reasoned out sth
wewill have reasoned out sth
youwill have reasoned out sth
theywill have reasoned out sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ireason out sth
youreason out sth
he;she;itreason out sth
wereason out sth
youreason out sth
theyreason out sth

Perfect

Ihave reasoned out sth
youhave reasoned out sth
he;she;ithave reasoned out sth
wehave reasoned out sth
youhave reasoned out sth
theyhave reasoned out sth

Imperfect

Ireasoned out sth
youreasoned out sth
he;she;itreasoned out sth
wereasoned out sth
youreasoned out sth
theyreasoned out sth

Pluperfect

Ihad reasoned out sth
youhad reasoned out sth
he;she;ithad reasoned out sth
wehad reasoned out sth
youhad reasoned out sth
theyhad reasoned out sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould reason out sth
youwould reason out sth
he;she;itwould reason out sth
wewould reason out sth
youwould reason out sth
theywould reason out sth

Perfect

Iwould have reasoned out sth
youwould have reasoned out sth
he;she;itwould have reasoned out sth
wewould have reasoned out sth
youwould have reasoned out sth
theywould have reasoned out sth

Imperative

youreason out sth
weLet's reason out sth
youreason out sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam reasoning out sth
youare reasoning out sth
he;she;itis reasoning out sth
weare reasoning out sth
youare reasoning out sth
theyare reasoning out sth

Perfect

Ihave been reasoning out sth
youhave been reasoning out sth
he;she;ithas been reasoning out sth
wehave been reasoning out sth
youhave been reasoning out sth
theyhave been reasoning out sth

Past

Iwas reasoning out sth
youwere reasoning out sth
he;she;itwas reasoning out sth
wewere reasoning out sth
youwere reasoning out sth
theywere reasoning out sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been reasoning out sth
youhad been reasoning out sth
he;she;ithad been reasoning out sth
wehad been reasoning out sth
youhad been reasoning out sth
theyhad been reasoning out sth

Future

Iwill be reasoning out sth
youwill be reasoning out sth
he;she;itwill be reasoning out sth
wewill be reasoning out sth
youwill be reasoning out sth
theywill be reasoning out sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been reasoning out sth
youwill have been reasoning out sth
he;she;itwill have been reasoning out sth
wewill have been reasoning out sth
youwill have been reasoning out sth
theywill have been reasoning out sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be reasoning out sth
youwould be reasoning out sth
he;she;itwould be reasoning out sth
wewould be reasoning out sth
youwould be reasoning out sth
theywould be reasoning out sth

Perfect

Iwould have been reasoning out sth
youwould have been reasoning out sth
he;she;itwould have been reasoning out sth
wewould have been reasoning out sth
youwould have been reasoning out sth
theywould have been reasoning out sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'reason'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'reason'

season, beacon, deacon, easen, greasen, leasow, lesson, mason, person, readorn,

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1225, "statement in an argument," also "intellectual faculty that adopts actions to ends," from Anglo-Fr. resoun, O.Fr. raison, from L. rationem (nom. ratio) "reckoning, understanding, motive, cause," from ratus, pp. of reri "to reckon, think," from PIE base *rei- "to reason, count" (cf. O.E. rædan "to advise; see read). Meaning "sanity" is recorded from, c.1380. The verb (c.1300) is from O.Fr. raisoner, from L.L. rationare "to discourse." Originally "to question (someone)," sense of "employ reasoning (with someone)" is from 1847, and that of "to think in a logical manner" is from 1593. Phrase it stands to reason is from 1632. Age of Reason "the Enlightenment" is first recorded 1794, as the title of Tom Paine's book.
2. From Middle English resoun, reson, from Anglo-Norman raisun (Old French raison), from Latin ratiō, from ratus, past participle of reor (“reckon”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁- (“to think”), reanalysed root of *h₂er- (“to put together”). Displaced native Middle English reden (found in compounds), from Old English rǣden (“condition, stipulation, calculation, direction”), from the same Proto-Indo-European source (compare West Frisian reden (“reason”), Dutch reden (“reason”)). Doublet of ration and ratio. See: Latin 'ratiō', Dutch 'reden'.

Sample Sentences

  • “ Mary ! Mary ! My dear, let me reason with you. ” “ I hate reasoning, John,—especially reasoning on such subjects. There's a way you political folks have of coming round and round a plain right thing; and you don't believe in it [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Mary ! Mary ! My dear, let me reason with you. ” “ I hate reasoning, John,—especially reasoning on such subjects. There's a way you political folks have of coming round and round a plain right thing; and you don't believe in it yourselves, when it comes to practice. I know _you_ well enough, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] very few men are capable of estimating the immense amount of torture and agony which this dreadful punishment, prolonged for years, inflicts upon the sufferers; and in guessing at it myself, and in reasoning from what I have seen written upon their faces, and what to my certain knowledge they feel within, I am only the more convinced that there is a depth of terrible endurance in it which none but the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] that he will be detained on some false charge and sentenced for another term: or that something, no matter what, must happen to prevent his going at large. And this is natural, and impossible to be reasoned against, because, after his long separation from human life, and his great suffering, any event will appear to him more probable in the contemplation, than the being restored to liberty and his [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ We can't reason from our feelings to those of this class of persons, ” said the other lady, sorting out some worsteds on her lap. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] little tail vibrating with speed and terror like a distracted pendulum. But before he had gone very far, he began to reason with himself as to the nature of this frightful appearance; and as he reasoned, he relaxed his speed by gradual degrees; until at last he stopped, and faced about. There was his brother, with the mud upon him glazing in the sun, yet staring out of the very same hole, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] to bear with them. He says their faults are all owing to us, and that it would be cruel to make the fault and punish it too. He says we shouldn't do any better, in their place; just as if one could reason from them to us, you know. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] toil and confined to an animal nature; and a higher one thereby acquires leisure and wealth for a more expanded intelligence and improvement, and becomes the directing soul of the lower. So he reasons, because, as I said, he is born an aristocrat; — so I don't believe, because I was born a democrat. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)