I
n.
cause, justification
1) to cite, give a ~
2) a cogent, compelling, convincing, plausible, sound, strong, urgent ~
3) a logical; personal; underlying; valid ~
4) every ~; (a) sufficient ~
5) a ~ against; behind; for (the real ~ behind their decision was never made public; to have a ~ for not going)
6) a ~ to + int. (we had every ~ to complain; there is sufficient ~ to be concerned)
7) a ~ that + clause (the ~ that/why she did it is a mystery)
8) for a ~ (he quit for personal ~s)
logic
9) to listen to; see ~
10) to stand to ~ ('to be logical') (it stands to ~ that the majority party will be reelected)
~able limits
11) within ~ (I'll do anything for you within ~)
sanity
12) to lose one's ~
II
v.
1) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ with ('to attempt to persuade') (you can't ~ with him)
2) ( L ) ('to argue') they ~ed that any new proposal would fail