have reason

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English

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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. [15th–18th c.]
  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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