reason – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of reason

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of reason

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)