Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have reason

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.30 in modern English

Syllables
have rea-son
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be right.

Obsolete

verb

To have grounds, justification etc. (to do something, or for something).

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

has reason (present, singular) having reason (participle, present) had reason (participle, past) had reason (past)

Phrases

have reason to believe

Questions

What does have reason mean?
To be right.
Where does have reason come from?
From have + reason, partly after Middle French avoir raison.

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