In everyday life there are often words that are unfamiliar to us and the meaning of which we do not even guess. Sometimes it interferes with the conduct of a conversation or writing an article, abstract, and so on. This article will focus on the meaning of the word "to reason".
Meaning
How often have you heard such an expression as "he needs to be reasoned with!". What is the meaning of this phrase and specifically the word "reason"?
Most often this expression is used in a situation where someone is trying to convince someone, insist on something, prove their case or ex alt their thought, prove the fallacy of someone else's opinion, etc.
"To reason" is one of the derivatives of the word "reason", which means "mind", "consciousness" and so on. From this we can conclude that "to reason" means "to control someone's mind", "to influence the mind", that is, to force them to change their thoughts, to change an erroneous opinion.
Phrases such as "I almost made a mistake, but she enlightened me" and similar phrases are also often found. That is, the word does not carryany negative meaning, on the contrary, people thus help each other not to get into trouble, not to make a mistake, etc.
Use
Quite often, some people have the following question: "To reason with - how is it?". This word is used quite often in everyday life. He can and should be persuaded: reason, reason, reason, reasoned, etc. There are no pitfalls here.
In Ushakov's explanatory dictionary of the Russian language, the word "to reason" means "to convince, instruct, reason." (She was ready to quit everything, thank you, people taught me not to do stupid things.)
The dictionary of Ozhegov and Shvedov gives a similar meaning: "to reason" is "to convince, instruct". (The main rule of order in the lesson is to reason with the naughty so that he behaves quietly and does not interfere with others).
The more vocabulary you have, the easier it will be for you to communicate with people. You will become more sociable and will be able to take part in many discussions.
