reason

Definition

Examples

Please state the reason for your absence on the leave request form.

Word Family

Synonyms

• causeevents that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
• groundthe solid part of the earth's surface
• motivethe psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

Collocations

• Easy valid reason to be absent
  describing valid reason to be absent (well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force)
• Medium state the reason for your visit
  to state the reason for your visit, meaning to express in words
• Hard reject demands beyond all reason
  to reject demands beyond all reason, meaning to refuse to accept or acknowledge
• Very Hard it stands to reason that costs will rise
  describing it stands to reason that costs will rise (the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information)