Past tense of reason
regular verb
The past tense of reason is reasoned. The past participle is also reasoned.
Forms of reason
| Base form (V1) | reason /ˈɹiːzən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | reasoned /ˈriːzənd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | reasoned /ˈriːzənd/ |
| Present participle | reasoning /ˈɹiːzənɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | reasons /ˈɹiː.zənz/ |
Reasoned in a sentence
- I reasoned the matter with my friend.
- As such, they cannot be deterred or reasoned with in any way.2011 April 30, United States Strategic Command, CONPLAN 8888-11 "COUNTER-ZOMBIE DOMINANCE" (PDF), archived from the original on 15 Mar…. From the entry cognizant
- Banneth was nothing compared to this crazo, Banneth was pure reasoned sanity.1996, Peter F. Hamilton, The Reality Dysfunction (The Night's Dawn Trilogy; 1), London: Tor, published 2008, →ISBN, page unknown. From the entry crazo
- The news of an inter-caste marriage would upset Komal's maternal uncles, her mother reasoned, and she feared their wrath.2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 275. From the entry intercaste
- Releasing a list of his “claims,” they reasoned, might allow someone, somewhere to make a connection that police couldn't hope to.2008, John Douglas, Johnny Dodd, Inside the Mind of BTK: The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial…. From the entry with a grain of salt
Meaning of reason
- noun That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- noun A motive for an action or a determination.
- noun An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
Questions about the past tense of reason
- What is the past tense of reason?
- The past tense of reason is reasoned.
- What is the past participle of reason?
- The past participle of reason is reasoned.
- Is reason a regular or irregular verb?
- Reason is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reason (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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