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style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa"><div><div class="" style="position:relative"><h1 title="Origin and meaning of reason" class="word__name--TTbAA">reason<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)</h1><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH"><p>c. 1200, <span class="foreign notranslate">resoun</span>, "the intellectual faculty that adopts actions to ends," also "statement in an argument, statement of explanation or justification," from Anglo-French <span class="foreign notranslate">resoun</span>, Old French <span class="foreign notranslate">raison</span> "course; matter; subject; language, speech; thought, opinion," from Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">rationem</span> (nominative <span class="foreign notranslate">ratio</span>) "reckoning, understanding, motive, cause," from <span class="foreign notranslate">ratus</span>, past participle of <span class="foreign notranslate">reri</span> "to reckon, think" (from PIE root <a href="/word/*re-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *re- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*re-</a> "to reason, count").</p> <p>The meaning "sanity; degree of intelligence that distinguishes men from brutes" is recorded from late 13c.; that of "that which recommends itself to enlightened intelligence, a reasonable view of a matter" is from c. 1300.</p> <p>The sense of "grounds for action, motive, cause of an event" is from c. 1300. The Middle English sense of "meaning, signification" (early 14c.) is preserved in the phrase <strong><span class="foreign notranslate">rhyme or reason</span></strong>. For <span class="foreign notranslate">stands to reason</span> see <a href="/word/stand#etymonline_v_21995" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of stand " class="crossreference notranslate">stand</a> (v.). A <strong><span class="foreign notranslate">reason of state</span></strong> (1610s) is a purely political grounds for action.</p> <p>The Enlightenment gave <span class="foreign notranslate">reason</span> its focused sense of "intelligence considered as having universal validity ... so that it is not something that belongs to any person, but is something partaken of, a sort of light in which every mind must perceive" [Century Dictionary]. Reason itself has long been personified, typically as a woman. <strong><span class="foreign notranslate">Age of Reason</span></strong> "the European Enlightenment" is first recorded 1794 as the title of Tom Paine's book. </p> <blockquote class="poetry"> Reason is never a root, neither of act nor desire. </blockquote> <blockquote class="poetry"> [Robinson Jeffers, "Meditation on Saviors"] </blockquote></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:c.%201200">c. 1200</a></div></div></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa"><div><div class="" style="position:relative"><div id="etymonline_v_43911" style="position:absolute;top:-100px"></div><p title="Origin and meaning of reason" class="word__name--TTbAA">reason<!-- --> <!-- -->(v.)</p><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH"><p>c. 1400, <span class="foreign notranslate">resounen</span>, "to question (someone)," also "to challenge," from Old French <span class="foreign notranslate">resoner</span>, <span class="foreign notranslate">raisoner</span> "speak, discuss; argue; address; speak to," from Late Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">rationare</span> "to discourse," from Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">ratio</span> "reckoning, understanding, motive, cause," from <span class="foreign notranslate">ratus</span>, past participle of <span class="foreign notranslate">reri</span> "to reckon, think" (from PIE root <a href="/word/*re-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *re- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*re-</a> "to reason, count").</p> <p>The intransitive sense of "to think in a logical manner, exercise the faculty of reason" is from 1590s; transitive sense of "employ reasoning (<span class="foreign notranslate">with</span> someone)" is from 1680s. Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Reasoned</span>; <a href="/word/reasoning" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of reasoning " class="crossreference notranslate">reasoning</a>.</p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:c.%201400">c. 1400</a></div></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to reason">Entries linking to <i>reason</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of reasoning" href="/word/reasoning#etymonline_v_43912">reasoning<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>late 14c., <span class="foreign notranslate">resouning</span>, "exercise of the power of reason; act or process of thinking logically;" also an instance of this, a presentation of reasons or arguments; verbal noun from <a href="/word/reason#etymonline_v_43911" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of reason " class="crossreference notranslate">reason</a> (v.).</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of stand" href="/word/stand#etymonline_v_21995">stand<!-- --> <!-- -->(v.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>Middle English <span class="foreign notranslate">stonden</span>, <span class="foreign notranslate">standen</span>, from Old English <span class="foreign notranslate">standan</span> "occupy a place; stand firm; congeal; stay, continue, abide; be valid, take place; oppose, resist attack; stand up, be on one's feet; consist, amount to" (class VI strong verb; past tense <span class="foreign notranslate">stod</span>, past participle <span class="foreign notranslate">standen</span>).</p> <p>This is from Proto-Germanic <span class="foreign notranslate">*standanan</span>, source also of Old Norse <span class="foreign notranslate">standa</span>, Old Saxon <span class="foreign notranslate">standan</span>, Old Frisian <span class="foreign notranslate">stonda</span>, Gothic <span class="foreign notranslate">standan</span>, Old High German <span class="foreign notranslate">stantan</span>, which are related to simpler forms, such as Swedish <span class="foreign notranslate">stå</span>, Dutch <span class="foreign notranslate">staan</span>, also German <span class="foreign notranslate">stehen</span>, with vowel perhaps altered by influence of <span class="foreign notranslate">gehen</span> "go"), ultimately from PIE root <a href="/word/*sta-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *sta- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*sta-</a> "to stand, make or be firm."</p> <p>The sense of "exist, be present" is attested from c. 1300. The meaning "to cost" is from mid-14c. (for sense, compare <a href="/word/cost#etymonline_v_43473" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cost " class="crossreference notranslate">cost</a> (v.), from Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">constare</span>, literally "to stand at"). The meaning "be so high when standing" is from 1831.</p> <p>The meaning "encounter without flinching or retreating" is from 1590s; that of "endure successfully, undergo, come through" is from c. 1600. The weaker sense of "put up with" is attested by 1620s (to <span class="foreign notranslate">not stand it</span> is by 1750).</p> <p>The meaning "submit" (to chances, etc.) is from c. 1700. The meaning "pay for as a treat" is from 1821. The sense of "become a candidate for office" is from 1550s. Nautical sense of "hold a course at sea" is from 1620s.</p> <p><strong><span class="foreign notranslate">Stand back</span></strong> "keep (one's) distance" is from late 14c. To <strong><span class="foreign notranslate">stand down</span></strong> is from 1680s, originally of witnesses in court; in the military sense of "come off duty" it is by 1916. To <strong><span class="foreign notranslate">stand one's ground</span></strong> is by 1620s; to <strong><span class="foreign notranslate">stand one's chances</span></strong> is by 1725.</p> <p>Phrase <strong><span class="foreign notranslate">stand pat</span></strong> (1869) is from poker, "declare one's intention to play one's hand as dealt," also figurative, earlier simply <span class="foreign notranslate">stand</span> (1824 in other card games).</p> <p>The phrase <strong><span class="foreign notranslate">stand to reason</span></strong> (1620) "be reasonable; be natural, evident, or certain," is from earlier <span class="foreign notranslate">stands</span> <span class="foreign notranslate">with reason</span>; the notion in the verb is "adheres to, conforms with."</p> <p>To <span class="foreign notranslate">let (something) stand</span> is from c. 1200. The construction <span class="foreign notranslate">stand and</span> (deliver, etc.) was in late Old English in Biblical translations.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div><ul class="related__container--22iKI"><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of raison d'etat" href="/word/raison%20d%27etat"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">raison d'etat</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of rational" href="/word/rational"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">rational</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of rhyme" href="/word/rhyme"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">rhyme</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of unreason" href="/word/unreason"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">unreason</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of *re-" href="/word/*re-"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">*re-</li></a><a class="related__more--1gm0U related__word--3Si0N" href="/word/reason/related"><li>See all related words (<!-- -->7<!-- -->) <!-- -->></li></a></ul></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of reason">Trends of <i>reason</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:200px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. 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motive," from Old French cause "cause, reason; lawsuit, case...in law" (12c.), and directly from Latin causa "a cause; a reason; interest; judicial process, lawsuit," which is of unknown...From late 14c. as "that which affords opportunity for a cause to operate, occasion;" also "reason for something taking place...Also late 14c. as "proper or adequate reason, justification for an action."...</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of irrational" href="/word/irrational"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">irrational<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">late 15c., "not endowed with reason" (of beasts, etc.), from Latin irrationalis/inrationalis "without reason, not rational...," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + rationalis "of or belonging to reason, reasonable" (see...</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of rationalist" href="/word/rationalist"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">rationalist<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">1620s, "one who follows reason and not authority in thought or speculation," especially "physician whose treatment is based...This sense shades into that of "one who believes that human reason, properly employed, renders religion superfluous."...Related: Rationalistic; rationalism (1800 in medicine; 1827 in theology, "adherence to the supremacy of reason in matters...</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of reasonable" href="/word/reasonable"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">reasonable<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">c. 1300, resonable, "having sound judgment, endowed with the faculty of reason," from Old French raisonable, from Latin rationabilis...reckoning, understanding, motive, cause," from ratus, past participle of reri "to reckon, think" (from PIE root *re- "to reason...Related: Reasonably, which is from late 14c. as "according to reason," c. 1500 as "fairly tolerably;" reasonableness.... The adjective reasonable ... denotes a character in which reason, (taking that word in its largest acceptation,)...</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="other_relation" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of occasion" href="/word/occasion"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">occasion<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">late 14c., occasioun, "opportunity; grounds for action or feeling; state of affairs that makes something else possible; a happening, occurrence leading to some result," from Old French ochaison, ocasion "cause, reason, excuse, pretext; opportunity" (13c.) or directly from Latin o</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="other_relation" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of explanation" href="/word/explanation"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">explanation<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">"an act of explaining; a meaning or interpretation assigned," late 14c., explanacioun, from Latin explanationem (nominative explanatio) "an explanation, interpretation," noun of action from past-participle stem of explanare "to make plain or clear, explain," literally "make level</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="other_relation" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of deduce" href="/word/deduce"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">deduce<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">early 15c., deducen, "to show, prove, demonstrate;" late 15c., "to deduct," from Latin deducere "lead down, derive" (in Medieval Latin, "infer logically"), from de "down" (see de-) + ducere "to lead" (from PIE root *deuk- "to lead"). 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