"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: {{m|en|have}} have, {{m|en|reason}} reason, {{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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 79 21
  2. To have grounds, justification etc. (to do something, or for something). Derived forms: have reason to believe
    Sense id: en-have_reason-en-verb-Aea2m27g

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