Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for some reason

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: for -some rea-son
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Expressing uncertainty for the cause or justification of some event or happening.

Example Sentences

"Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations."
"Ripper says, “Men do seem to like her for some reason.” Myrtle responds sarcastically, “I can think of three reasons—38- 24-36. Yiish!”"
"Now when I was a kid I had a bike with a banana seat, but for some reason, as you get older, and you get bikes, it's like you can never go back to those awesome seats of yore."

Inflected Forms

for some reason or other (alternative)

Questions

What does for some reason mean?: Expressing uncertainty for the cause or justification of some event or happening.

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