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standing to reason

standing to reason is the present participle and gerund of stand to reason.

Meaning of stand to reason

Verb

stand to reason (third-person singular simple present stands to reason, present participle standing to reason, simple past and past participle stood to reason)

  1. (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

Questions about standing to reason

What is standing to reason the present participle and gerund of?
Standing to reason is the present participle and gerund of stand to reason.

Words near standing to reason in the dictionary

  1. standing tall
  2. standing the gaff
  3. standing the test of time
  4. standing there like a lemon
  5. standing to
  6. standing to reason
  7. standing together
  8. standing treat
  9. standing trial
  10. standing under
  11. standing up

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