stand to reason en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌstænd tə ˈɹiːzn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˌstænd tə ˈɹiz(ə)n/ (General-American)
Etymology
From stand (“(archaic or obsolete) to be consistent; to accord, agree”) + to + reason.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To seem logical, rational, or reasonable; to make sense.
It stands to reason that because of the difference in climate the necessity for rugging a horse in Australia would vary considerably from that in cold countries like England […]
1966, M[argaret] I. Clarke, Care of the Horse and Pony, San Francisco, Calif.: Tri-Ocean Books, →OCLC, page 45, column 1:But if the saying that those who want to govern, shouldn’t, applies here, does it really stand to reason that reluctant, brooding, can’t-be-bothered-to-say-goodbye-to-Ghost-the-good-boy types should?
2019 May 5, Danette Chavez, “Campaigns are Waged On and Off the Game Of Thrones Battlefield (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stands to reason | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| stood to reason | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stood to reason | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| standing to reason | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (13)
cmn 有意義 /有意义 (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · sh ста̀јати (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · fr tomber sous le sens (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · nb synes fornuftig (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · gv lhie (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · fi olla pääteltävissä (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · cmn 有道理 (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · sh stàjati (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · pl być logicznym (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · nb synes logisk (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · ja 道理に適う (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · de naheliegen (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense) · ja 然もありなん (to seem logical, rational, or reasonable — see also make sense)