have reason

verb

Etymology

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

  1. derived from avoir raison

Definitions

  1. To be right.

    • They would have no man use it as an interjection or exclamation, not to be alleaged as a witnesse or comparison, wherein I find they have reason.
  2. To have grounds, justification etc. (to do something, or for something).

    • 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA