have reason
To have grounds, justification etcTo have grounds, justification etc. (to do something, or for something).
» The police had reasons to suspect Tom.
У полиции были причины подозревать Тома. — marafon
У поліції були причини підозрювати Тома. — deniko
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39 sentencesMeaning
2 sensesTo have grounds, justification etc. (to do something, or for something).
(obsolete)To be right.
Origin
From have + reason, partly after Middle French avoir raison.From have + reason, partly after Middle French avoir raison.
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Forms
has reason, having reason, had reason, had reasonirregular · Lesson
| Base form | have reason · to have reason |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | has reason |
| Present participle | having reason |
| Past simple | had reason |
| Past participle | had reason |
Tenses
have reason · had reason · will have reason · have had reasonPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.