have reason
To have grounds, justification etcTo have grounds, justification etc. (to do something, or for something).
» Tom has no reason to cry.
У Тома нет причин плакать. — marafon
У Тома немає жодних причин для плачу. — deniko
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2 sensesTo have grounds, justification etc. (to do something, or for something).
(obsolete)To be right.
Examples
511 sentencesTom has no reason to cry.
У Тома немає жодних причин для плачу. — deniko
ruУ Тома нет причин плакать. — marafon
I had good reasons to do that.
У мене було багато причин це зробити. — deniko
deIch hatte gute Gründe, das zu tun. — mauersegler
You had no reason to do that.
У тебе не було причини, щоб зробити це. — deniko
deDu hattest keinen Grund, das zu tun. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has no reason to be angry.
У Тома немає жодних причин злитися. — deniko
Tom has no reason to be late.
У Тома немає жодних причин запізнюватися. — deniko
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 reason| Base form | have reason · to have reason |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | has reason |
| Present participle | having reason |
| Past simple | had reason |
| Past participle | had reason |
irregular · Lesson
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.