reasonable
US: /ˈɹizənəbəɫ/, /ˈɹiznəbəɫ/
UK: /ɹˈiːzənəbəl/
UK: /ɹˈiːzənəbəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
reasonable /'ri:znəbl/
- tính từ
- có lý, hợp lý
- a reasonable proposal: một đề nghị hợp lý
- biết lẽ phải, biết điều; vừa phải, phải chăng
- a reasonable man: người biết điều
- a reasonable price: giá phải chăng
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) có lý trí; biết suy luận, biết suy nghĩ
- có lý, hợp lý
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 ~ (to do sth) fair, practical and sensible: It is reasonable to assume that he knew beforehand that this would happen. + Be reasonable! We can't work late every night. + Any reasonable person would have done exactly as you did. + The prosecution has to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he is guilty of murder. + We have reasonable grounds for believing that you are responsible. + You must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information that you provide is correct. + It seems a perfectly reasonable request to make.
Antonym: UNREASONABLE
2 acceptable and appropriate in a particular situation: He made us a reasonable offer for the car. + You must submit your claim within a reasonable time.
3 (of prices) not too expensive
Synonym: FAIR
We sell good quality food at reasonable prices.
4 [usually before noun] fairly good, but not very good
Synonym: AVERAGE
a reasonable standard of living + The hotel was reasonable, I suppose (= but not excellent). + There's a reasonable chance that he'll come.
reasonableness noun [U]
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 sensible, rational, sane, logical, sober, sound, judicious, wise, intelligent, thinking:
I had always thought Philip a reasonable man.
2 credible, believable, plausible, tenable, reasoned, arguable, well-thought-out, well-grounded:
Her story about having found the child wandering in the street doesn't sound very reasonable to me
3 moderate, tolerable, acceptable, within reason, equitable, fair; inexpensive, unexcessive, unextravagant, economical, conservative:
Considering inflation, we thought the price increases were reasonable.
4 appropriate, suitable, proper, sensible, right:
The car was travelling at a reasonable speed, considering conditions.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
appear, be, seem, sound | consider sth, judge sth, regard sth as, think sth
ADV.
eminently, extremely, very | entirely, perfectly, utterly
The police apparently thought this explanation perfectly reasonable.
| fairly, quite | enough
Her request sounded reasonable enough to me.
| apparently
Concise English dictionary
'rɪːznəbl
adj.
+showing reason or sound judgment
+not excessive or extreme
+marked by sound judgment
