reasonable explanation

This page is about the collocation reasonable explanation

collocation pattern: adjective + noun

Meaning

an explanation that most people can accept or believe

For example

  • I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for what happened.

  • If he can't come up with a reasonable explanation, we'll have to fire him.

Note:
A related collocation is "reasonable excuse"

Quick Quiz

The judge said my explanation was reasonable, so she found me

a. guilty

b. not guilty

c. reasonably guilty
a) guilty b) not guilty c) reasonably guilty

Contributor: Matt Errey