Excuse vs. Reason
Difference Between Excuse and Reason
Excuseverb
(transitive) To forgive; to pardon.
I excused him his transgressions.Reasonnoun
A cause:
Excuseverb
(transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
May I be excused from the table?I excused myself from the proceedings to think over what I'd heard.Reasonnoun
That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
The reason this tree fell is that it had rotted.Excuseverb
(transitive) To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
You know he shouldn't have done it, so don't try to excuse his behavior!Reasonnoun
A motive for an action or a determination.
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.Excuseverb
To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
Reasonnoun
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.
Excusenoun
Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
Tell me why you were late – and I don't want to hear any excuses!Reasonnoun
(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues.Excusenoun
(legal) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
Reasonnoun
(obsolete) Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.
Excusenoun
, poor or lame}} An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
That thing is a poor excuse for a gingerbread man. Hasn't anyone taught you how to bake?He's a sorry excuse of a doctor.Reasonnoun
Ratio; proportion.
Excusenoun
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.;
he kept finding excuses to stayevery day he had a new alibi for not getting a jobhis transparent self-justification was unacceptableReasonverb
(intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
Excusenoun
a note explaining an absence;
he had to get his mother to write an excuse for himReasonverb
(intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
Excusenoun
a poor example;
it was an apology for a meala poor excuse for an automobileReasonverb
(intransitive) To converse; to compare opinions.
Excuseverb
accept an excuse for;
Please excuse my dirty handsReasonverb
(transitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
I reasoned the matter with my friend.Excuseverb
grant exemption or release to;
Please excuse me from this classReasonverb
To support with reasons, as a request.
Excuseverb
serve as a reason or cause or justification of;
Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at workHer recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date againReasonverb
(transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his planExcuseverb
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;
rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behaviorhe rationalized his lack of successReasonverb
To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
to reason down a passionExcuseverb
ask for permission to be released from an engagement
Reasonverb
To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon'''Excuseverb
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with;
excuse someone's behaviorShe condoned her husband's occasional infidelitiesReasonnoun
a rational motive for a belief or action;
the reason that war was declaredthe grounds for their declarationReasonnoun
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon;
the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowlyReasonnoun
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination;
we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evilReasonnoun
the state of having good sense and sound judgment;
his rationality may have been impairedhe had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotionsReasonnoun
a justification for something existing or happening;
he had no cause to complainthey had good reason to rejoiceReasonnoun
a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion;
there is reason to believe he is lyingReasonverb
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion;
We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a houseReasonverb
present reasons and arguments
Reasonverb
think logically;
The children must learn to reason
