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# reasonable

adjective (reasonable, more reasonable, most reasonable); adverb reasonably

«reasonable» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Reasonable means fair and sensible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/#m1)
2. A reasonable amount or price is not too much and not too little. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/#m2)
3. Reasonable can mean fairly good but not excellent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/#m3)
4. In maths, a reasonable answer is one that makes sense. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/#m4)

### In the lessons

Maths: check if an answer is reasonable by estimating — 49 × 21 should be about a thousand, so 10 is not reasonable. Everyday life: a reasonable price, a reasonable request, be reasonable. Stories: a reasonable character listens and is fair. Phrases: be reasonable, a reasonable price, a reasonable answer, within reason.

### Examples

- Please be reasonable and share the toys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/#x1)
- The jacket was a reasonable price. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/#x2)
- Estimate first to see if your answer is reasonable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/#x3)
- It's reasonable to ask for help when you're stuck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/#x4)
- We had reasonable weather for the picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/#x5)
- Is it reasonable that a cat weighs 400 kilograms? No! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/#x6)
- The Jackal thought this reasonable, and let Lambikin pass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/#x7)

### Note

Ending -able. «Reasonably» means fairly or quite: «reasonably good». In maths, a reasonable answer is close to an estimate and has sensible units — a pencil 15 kilometres long is not reasonable.

## In Jewish tradition

Maths: check if an answer is reasonable by estimating — 49 × 21 should be about a thousand, so 10 is not reasonable. Everyday life: a reasonable price, a reasonable request, be reasonable. Stories: a reasonable character listens and is fair. Phrases: be reasonable, a reasonable price, a reasonable answer, within reason.

### Note

Ending -able. «Reasonably» means fairly or quite: «reasonably good». In maths, a reasonable answer is close to an estimate and has sensible units — a pencil 15 kilometres long is not reasonable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reasonable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reasonable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reasonable.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «reasonable» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reasonable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reasonable» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/reasonable.html) on Mova free.