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Meanings of reason with in English

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Usage of reason with in English
1
I try to reason with you, explain why you need to budget.
The Guardian
2
I didn't know whether to beg, to fight, to reason with him.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
3
I'm always smiling and I try to reason with him, Gordan said.
Reuters
4
I know what I want and I can reason with my parents.
The Guardian
5
I'll try to reason with him, but I don't think he'll listen.
Shadow fall
6
He turned in panic; there was no time to reason with events.
Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories
7
I had hoped you might reason with him; we can do nothing.
A Case of Conscience
8
If it did, we might be able to reason with your people.
The Sails of Tau Ceti
9
She would go down and see the woman; reason with her, insist.
All Roads Lead to Calvary
10
He began to reason with himself upon the possibilities of the thing:
Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales
11
And you, too, Major Heyward, aid my weak reason with your counsel.
The Last of the Mohicans
12
Do not talk to her, bargain with her or reason with her.
The Sorceress
13
I went, thinking I could reason with him; but it was impossible.
Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions. Volume 2 (of 2)
14
One may reason with oneself clearly and forcibly without the slightest effect.
Mike
15
And as you know, you couldn't threaten or reason with that man.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
16
I went to the bathroom to try to reason with my hair.
206 Bones
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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