The difference between Cause and Reason
When used as nouns, cause means the source of, or reason for, an event or action, whereas reason means that which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
When used as verbs, cause means to set off an event or action, whereas reason means to deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cause and Reason
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Cause as a noun (countable, often with ''of'', typically of adverse results):
The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
Examples:
"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."
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Cause as a noun (uncountable, especially with ''for'' and a bare noun):
Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
Examples:
"There is no cause for alarm."
"The end of the war was a cause for celebration."
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Cause as a noun (countable):
A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
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Cause as a noun (obsolete):
Sake; interest; advantage.
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Cause as a noun (countable, obsolete):
Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
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Cause as a noun (countable, legal):
A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
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Cause as a verb:
To set off an event or action.
Examples:
"The lightning caused thunder."
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Cause as a verb:
To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
Examples:
"His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful."
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Cause as a verb:
To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
Examples:
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Reason as a noun (logic):
A cause: That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause. A motive for an action or a determination. 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. A premise placed after its conclusion.
Examples:
"The reason this tree fell is that it had rotted."
"The reason I robbed the bank was that I needed the money."
"If you don't give me a reason to go with you, I won't."
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Reason as a noun (uncountable):
Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
Examples:
"Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues."
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Reason as a noun (obsolete):
Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.
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Reason as a noun (mathematics, obsolete):
Ratio; proportion.
Examples:
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Reason as a verb (intransitive):
To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
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Reason as a verb (intransitive):
To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
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Reason as a verb (intransitive):
To converse; to compare opinions.
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Reason as a verb (transitive):
To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
Examples:
"I reasoned the matter with my friend."
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Reason as a verb (transitive, rare):
To support with reasons, as a request.
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Reason as a verb (transitive):
To persuade by reasoning or argument.
Examples:
"to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan"
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Reason as a verb (transitive, with ''[[down]]''):
To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
Examples:
"to reason down a passion"
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Reason as a verb (transitive, usually with ''[[out]]''):
To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
Examples:
"to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon"