ragionare
to reason
verb rah-joh-NAH-reh Rare
Origin: Latin rationare, from ratio (reason, reckoning).
Also means
to think through
Usage Note
Ragionare takes avere as its auxiliary and is often followed by su or di: ragionare su un problema (to reason through a problem). The derived noun il ragionamento means 'reasoning' or 'line of thought'. In commerce, il ragioniere (accountant) shares the same root, from counting and calculating as forms of reasoning.
Examples
"Dobbiamo ragionare con calma."
Natural Translation
We need to think things through calmly.
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