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stand to reason

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consequently collapse: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor"; as a consequence; "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held"

accordingly collapse: in accordance with; "she acted accordingly"

therefore collapse: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"

wherefore collapse

ergo collapse: (used as a sentenced connector) therefore or consequently

hence collapse: from this time; "a year hence it will be forgotten"; from this place; "get thee hence!"

whence collapse

thence collapse: from that place or from there; "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom"; from that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine; "a natural conclusion follows thence"; "public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"; "typhus fever results therefrom"

generalize collapse: become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"; draw from specific cases for more general cases; speak or write in generalities

theorize collapse: form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"; construct a theory about; "Galileo theorized the motion of the stars"

intellectualize collapse

rationally collapse: in a rational manner; "we must act rationally"

rationale collapse: (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

inductive reasoning collapse

within bounds collapse

thus collapse: in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)

hold water collapse

hold good collapse

specious reasoning collapse

headpiece collapse: a protective helmet for the head

rationalism collapse: the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience; the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth

stand still collapse: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

cogitate collapse: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

tolerate collapse: have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"; recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); "We must tolerate the religions of others"

face down collapse

why collapse: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

ratiocination collapse: logical and methodical reasoning

what for collapse: a strong reprimand

investigate collapse: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"; investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

without rhyme or reason collapse

infer collapse

keep quiet collapse: refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"

comment upon collapse

unscientific collapse: not consistent with the methods or principles of science; "an unscientific lack of objectivity"

stand fast collapse

reasonably collapse: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason"

stand behind collapse

tread water collapse

smarts collapse

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