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avoir raison de

French, verb/a.vwaʁ ʁɛ.zɔ̃ də/

avoir raison de is a French verb meaning “to get the better of (someone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Triompher de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un”.

What does avoir raison de mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to get the better of (someone)

  2. 2

    to overcome (something)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Triompher de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce avoir raison de?

  • /a.vwaʁ ʁɛ.zɔ̃ də/
  • /a.vwaʁ ʁe.zɔ̃ də/
  • \a.vwaʁ ʁɛ.zɔ̃ də\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.