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Meanings of reasonable in English

Portuguese
razoável
Spanish
sensato

Showing reason or sound judgment.

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      razoável

      Characterized by equity or fairness.

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            Examples for "sensible"
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            The industry proposals are perfectly sensible and increase parental control and choice.
            The Guardian
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            Ask her a sensible question and you're now guaranteed a senseless answer.
            The Guardian
            3
            Done in the right way, we believe this is a sensible reform.
            The Guardian
            4
            However sensible its starting point, the idea rankled civil-liberty and privacy-minded groups.
            Wired
            5
            I therefore consider three famous examples of sensible correlations with increasing size.
            The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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            For Americans who happen to be sane, this is undoubtedly good news.
            Ebony
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            In March, Time highlighted research questioning whether parenthood is a sane choice.
            The Guardian
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            With Annie Wilkes that is a question which has no sane answer.
            Misery
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            What he really wanted to ask me was if I was sane.
            Dangerous Women
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            Yet, in any sane view, architecture has always come in multiple shapes.
            The Guardian
            Usage of reasonable in English
            1
            Small businesses often don't feel able to ask for more reasonable terms.
            Radio NZ
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            It was reasonable, however, to hope that they would not continue long.
            Pride and Prejudice
            3
            Broadcaster Pat Kenny asked Minister for Health James Reilly a reasonable question.
            The Irish Times
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            At this point Phyllis raised her hand and asked a reasonable question.
            The President's Assassin
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            Are they talking marriage? It was a reasonable question, given her concerns.
            Family ties
            6
            Rich asked the obvious but reasonable questions: How much will this cost?
            Huck: the remarkable true story of how one lost puppy taught a f...
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            It's perfectly reasonable to ask comedians questions about biscuits, by the way.
            The Guardian
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            He wanted, no, he demanded, a reasonable answer to his reasonable question.
            Complete Books of Blood
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            However, she said directors should be paid a competitive and reasonable remuneration.
            Radio NZ
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            Mr Choat said it was likely that reasonable costs would be involved.
            Radio NZ
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            It was a reasonable position from the point of view of security.
            The Long War
            12
            We seek to resolve this case in a fair and reasonable manner.
            Wired
            13
            It is not reasonable simply to place the responsibility upon Iraq's neighbours.
            The Guardian
            14
            We must do everything reasonable within our power to stop that happening.
            Independent.ie
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            It is entirely reasonable to manage this border in a different way.
            Reuters
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            But for this test, we kept the budget as reasonable as possible.
            The Verge
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            Portuguese
            razoável
            Reasonable through the time
            Reasonable across language varieties
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