have reason

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English

Etymology

From have + reason, partly after Middle French avoir raison.

Verb

have reason (third-person singular simple present has reason, present participle having reason, simple past and past participle had reason)

  1. (obsolete) To be right.
  2. To have grounds, justification etc. (to do something, or for something).
    • 2008 December 12, Martin Kettle, The Guardian:
      The finance minister had reason to be exasperated. Britain's economic future hinges on Europe, and this is no time for animus.

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