razão

/xaˈzɐ̃w/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as razões

Meaning

  1. reason; right

    • Você tem razão.

      You're right.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

motivo

motivo and razão are close synonyms for "reason"; razão also separately means "right," as in "being right."

Similar in other languages

English

ground

Close, figuratively — a reason relates to a ground, as in "grounds for an argument."

Practice

1 What does razão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Você tem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches razão?

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