reason with sb
— phrasal verb with reason /ˈriː.zən/ verb [T]Definition
› to try to persuade someone to act in a wise way or to change their behaviour or a decision, by giving them good reasons: [+ to infinitive] The police reasoned with the hijackers to at least let the children go free.Debate and discussion
(Definition of reason with sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arbitrator noun
- arena noun (ACTIVITY)
- beard verb
- discursive adjective
- discuss verb
- fly about/around phrasal verb
- get down to business idiom
- give and take noun
- horse-trading noun
- negotiable adjective (DISCUSSED)
- negotiate verb (DISCUSS)
- polemic noun
- proposer noun
- reasoning noun
- special pleading noun
- take sth up phrasal verb (DISCUSS)
- thrash sth out phrasal verb
- toss sth about/around phrasal verb
- weigh in phrasal verb (DISCUSSION)
- well argued adjective
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