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have (hav; also, as before “to'' haf)

transitive verb hadhad; unstressed, həd, əd, hav′·ing

  1. to hold in the hand or in control; own; possess to have wealth
  2. to possess or contain as a part, characteristic, attribute, etc. she has blue eyes; the week has seven days
  3. to be affected by or afflicted with to have a cold
  4. to possess by way of experience; experience; undergo have a good time
  5. to possess an understanding of; know to have only a little Spanish
  6. to hold or keep in the mind to have an idea
  7. to declare or state so gossip has it
  8. to gain possession, control, or mastery of
    1. to get, take, receive, or obtain to have news of someone, have a look at it
    2. to consume; eat or drink have some tea
  10. to bear or beget (offspring)
  11. to perform; carry on; engage in to have an argument
    1. to cause to have them walk home
    2. to cause to be have this done first
  13. to be in a certain relation to to have brothers and sisters
  14. to feel and show have pity on her
  15. to permit; tolerate: used in the negative I won't have this nonsense
  16. Informal
    1. to hold at a disadvantage or to overcome I had my opponent now
    2. to deceive; take in; cheat they were had in that business deal
    3. to engage in sexual intercourse with

Etymology: ME haven (earlier habben) < OE habban, akin to OHG haben, ON hafa, Goth haban < IE base *kap-, to grasp > Gr kaptein, to gulp down, L capere, to take: primary sense, “to hold, have in hand”

noun

a person or nation with relatively much wealth or rich resources the haves and have-nots

have Idioms

have at

to attack; strike

have done

to stop; get through; finish

have had it

Slang
  1. to be exhausted, defeated, disgusted, bored, ready to quit, etc.
  2. to be no longer popular, useful, accepted, etc.

have it good

Informal to be in comfortable circumstances

have it off

Brit., Slang to have sexual intercourse

have it out

to settle an issue, disagreement, etc. by fighting or discussion

have on

  1. to be wearing; be dressed in
  2. Brit., Informal to fool (someone) by playing on the person's credulity; trick; kid you're having me on, aren't you?

have to be

☆

Informal to be unquestionably or without doubt this has to be the best movie of the year

have to do with

to have and to hold

to possess for life: phrase used in certain marriage services

have Synonyms

have

v.

  1. To be in possession of

    possess, take unto oneself, hold; see own 1.

  2. To bear

    beget, give birth to, bring forth; see produce 1.

  3. To be obliged; used with infinitive

    be compelled, be forced to, should, ought, be one's duty to, rest with, become, fall on, devolve upon, be up to*, have got to*; see also must.

  4. To have sexual intercourse with

    seduce, sleep with, deflower; see copulate.

have Usage Examples

Object

  • effect: This initiative aims to have a lasting effect on ICT, its name Masterclass.
  • access: Everyone with diabetes has open access to an early morning drop-in service in the center, staffed by a DSN.
  • problem: We have no problem getting people to sign once they know what the petition is about.
  • right: We understand that when seeking help, you have a right to expect support and understanding as well as timely and accurate advice.
  • experience: Amy also has experience of evaluating applied health initiatives and supporting both individuals and groups to develop studies and disseminate findings.
  • opportunity: In the holidays you will have the opportunity to see where your project fits into the rest of the country.

Infinitive complement

  • do: Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want.
  • wait: Had to wait for about 45 minutes before we could start up the Foxton flight.
  • say: I have to say that the buffet they provided in Birmingham was much nicer than the one in our office!
  • go: This controversy has simply highlighted how far developers have yet to go before their products are understood by the wider media.
  • offer: A year spent in China will you the opportunity to see how much the country has to offer.
  • take: Good job I am not having to take the English test for applicants!

Adjective complement

  • more: UNISON alone accounts for 2,000 of those and we have more than 300 branches recruiting and organizing around learning.
  • potential: The University of Sunderland will try to provide places on programs for all those who have potential to benefit from them.
  • severe: East German authorities informed the parents that their son had had severe ' flu and had drowned.

Modifying Another Word

  • already: Maybe all the easy fruit has already been picked.
  • also: They also have a 30 days sell or return.
  • not: Good job I am not having to take the English test for applicants!
  • n't: Do n't have live links to the current page.

Present participle complement

  • vary: Navigation is easy, and it can be used by a users that have varying competency levels in technology and the Internet.
have Quotes

To have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth.

—Book of Common Prayer