how to pronounce reason

/ˈɹiː.zən/

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reason is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of reason in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… don't know yeah no the reason i ask is i …”

meaning of reason

Reason is the faculty or power of thought, cognition, or judgment exercised in relation to a particular subject or question.

reason frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word reason occurs in english on average 184.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics reason can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that reason can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;