"have reason" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: has reason [present, singular, third-person], having reason [participle, present], had reason [participle, past], had reason [past]
Etymology: From have + reason, partly after Middle French avoir raison. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|avoir raison}} Middle French avoir raison Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> reason}} 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. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-have_reason-en-verb-ieEkH8WS
  2. To have grounds, justification etc. (to do something, or for something).
    Sense id: en-have_reason-en-verb-Aea2m27g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: have reason to believe
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