reason
noun
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc..
am reasoning
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present progressiveof reason (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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If I am reasoning correctly, I am justified in believing that my dog is a mammal because all dogs are mammals.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
I am reasoning upon a principle very far from certain, a confidence of survivance.
From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Samuel Johnson
None whatever; I never heard of the affair until you related the circumstances to me within the hour, but I am reasoning on certain lines.
From Two Wonderful Detectives Jack and Gil's Marvelous Skill by Harlan Page Halsey
But I am reasoning on the supposition that Thomas Roch was carried off with me.
From Facing the Flag by Jules Verne
I am reasoning from the proof of the law to the law itself.
From The Freedom of Life by Annie Payson Call
