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stands to reason

stands to reason is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 stands to reason

What is stands to reason the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stands to reason is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand to reason.

Words near stands to reason in the dictionary

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

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