HAVE


Meaning of HAVE in English

I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef verb

( past had (|)had, (|)hed; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əd or after a vowel d ; also archaic second singular hadst (|)ha]dzt, (|)he], _(h)ə], ]dst, ]tst ; or (with “thou”) had·dest |hadə̇st, |hed- ; past part had also chiefly Scottish haen (|)hān ; present part hav·ing |haviŋ, |hev- ; present first singular have also dialect British ha (|)ha, _(h)ə ; or chiefly Scottish hae (|)hā ; second singular have also archaic (with “thou”) hast (|)hast, (|)hest, _(h)əst ; or dialect British ha third singular has (|)haz, (|)hez; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əz or after a vowel z; before “to” usually |has or |hes ; also archaic hath (|)hath, (|)heth, _(h)əth ; or dialect British have plural have also dialect British ha or han (|)han, _(h)ən ; or chiefly Scottish hae (|)hā)

Etymology: Middle English haven, habben, from Old English habban; akin to Old High German habēn to have, Old Norse hafa, Gothic haban, Old English hebban to lift, raise — more at heave

transitive verb

1.

a. : to hold in possession as property : own

have a cow

have a car

have a lot of money

b. : to hold, keep, or retain especially in one's use, service, regard, or affection or at one's disposal

can't have your cake and eat it too

the chairman has all the tickets needed

has some rare coins saved up

have him in fond remembrance

have no time to lose

c. : to consist of (as all one's elements or constituent parts) : contain , include

have a subordinate part

the car has a self-starter

the lake has some large pickerel

April has 30 days

d. : carry , bear , support

have an essential part

have an attachment

the house has a roof

the dress has a label

wear

has a blue suit

has a tweed coat

e. : to be possessed by

declaring she had a devil — Max Peacock

2. : to feel compulsion, obligation, or necessity in regard to — used with a noun object followed by to and the infinitive

have a letter to write

have a task to perform

have nothing to do

have a deadline to meet

3.

a. : to stand in any of several personal relationships to (as father to son, host to guest, friend to friend)

the man had four daughters

it is unpleasant to have enemies

b. : to be attended by or associated with often as an essential concomitant

the king has many courtiers

certain foods present special difficulties and so have rules of their own to make eating them easier — Agnes M. Miall

the wine had no effect on me

his proposal had many objections

c. : to stand or remain in any of several implicit physical, logical, or emotional relationships to

as we sailed north we had Africa on our right

had only six feet of water under the keel

the word has no exact equivalent

have the voters on the right side

4.

a.

(1) : to acquire or get possession of : obtain

nothing to be had from the empty larder

good meat could not be had at all during the food shortage

(2) : gain

had a lot from the trip

had nothing from the experience

(3) : to be able to avail oneself of or utilize (something already done or completed)

in this field a student has many helpful monographs and handbooks

(4) : win

had the hole by two strokes

ought to have the fight by the third round

b. : receive

had news of the lost ship

asked if the police had any infomation that might lead to an arrest

had a letter from him

c. : accept

so burnt no one would have a piece

specifically : to accept in marriage

wished to marry but could find no one who would have him

d. : achieve

believes a satisfactory peace can be had between the belligerent powers

e. : to copulate with

rumor claimed he had never had a woman in his life — Norman Mailer

5.

a. : to be marked, distinguished, or characterized by (as an attribute, quality, position, or a distinctive biographical fact)

the cloth has a silky texture

had a taste for exotic foods

has a habit of nail biting

the threat had the desired effect

had a height of four feet

the goods had a value of $1000

the common law had its origin in a group of writs drawn from various uses — Curtis Bok

b. : exhibit , show , manifest

had the goodness to get a chair

had the gall to refuse

c. : use , exercise

have a care what you say to him

have mercy on us

6.

a. : to experience especially by submitting to, undergoing, being affected by, enjoying, or suffering

have a rest

have a medical examination

have a cold

the worst government they ever had

have an operation

a book that will have a wide circulation

: pass

have a life full of suffering

b. : to carry on or engage in : perform

have a standing feud with a political opponent

have a fight

have a talk with a friend

have a part in a play

also : execute , take

had a punch at the assailant before he escaped

had a look at the body

c. : to entertain in the mind or feelings : cherish

had a great deal of affection for the children

have no doubt of success

have an opinion

7.

a. : to cause to go : lead , convey

did not have the child anywhere where he could be exposed to measles

the aunt had the child to live with her

b. : to cause to by persuasive or forceful means (as by inviting, ordering, compelling) — used with the infinitive without to

had the chauffeur drive to town

had the children go to bed early

the court had him pay the man what he owed him

you are going to pay for the damage and I'll have you know it

c. : to cause to be

has people around at all times

likes to have people in the office who are efficient

had him sick with the details of the accident

anxious to have you a satisfied customer — Richard Joseph

nearly had the table over with her pushing and shoving

had the tent poles down in a minute

d. : to cause to become

I'll have him a good soldier before long

e.

(1) : to cause to come by inviting

have friends over for an evening of bridge

(2) : to receive as a guest

I'll be over whenever you can have me

f. : to represent to be

the author always has his characters doing foolish things

8.

a. : to allow to or suffer to — used with the infinitive without to

would not have him treat the dog so

b. : to allow to be or suffer to be

will not have him chosen president

have women in the men's part of the building only once a month on visitors' day

a strange man to have around

9.

a.

(1) : to be marked by an intellectual grasp of : know , understand

a student who has only a little French and no mathematics

having no foreign language he was handicapped and ineffectual — Carl Van Doren

(2) : to understand the character of

you do not need to associate with him long before you have him

(3) : to be able to handle adequately

the job is so easy that in only a few days you have it

b. : to place in a scale of distinctions : categorize

sees with so many sense and other organs that you never know where to have him artistically — Times Literary Supplement

10.

a. : to maneuver into a position of disadvantage or cause to be at a disadvantage

had his opponent at the point of defeat

the criminal had the police nonplussed

the team had their opponents beaten before the half

b. : to place or maneuver into a vulnerable or defenseless position or a position bringing certain defeat

when he brought the charge before the court he had me since the evidence against me was in my own handwriting

c. : outwit , outplay , outmaneuver

had his opponent in only three more moves of the chessmen

: defeat

would like to play on but you have me steadily

: to get the better of or triumph over by finding, achieving, getting

had the laugh on me

had the goods on me

had the jump on me

d. : trick , cheat , fool , bamboozle

in this enterprise the partners had him and left him without a penny

the size of this bill convinces me I've been had

11.

a. : to be in a position to exercise (as a right or privilege)

as a friend he has the freedom of my house

has no right to go

b. : to be in control of : be responsible for

was put in charge and he has overall direction of the program — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich

has the job of directing traffic

12. : bear , beget

she is going to have a baby

the man had a son last week

13. : to partake of : eat , drink

have dinner at 7 o'clock

have coffee every morning

: smoke

have a cigarette after breakfast

14. : to give a job to : hire

no shipowner will hire him, no captain will have him — P.J.Scharper

15. : to associate oneself with : participate in

won't have any part of the dirty business

16.

a. : to cause to do one's bidding : control , dominate

the man with the money was always able to have him

b. : buy 4, bribe , suborn

as long as juries, judges and law enforcement officers can be had for a price — D.W.Maurer

17. : to engage and hold (as the attention)

the salesman had the interest of the buyer

the political candidate has the ear of the farmers

verbal auxiliary

1. : to be in a position or state marked by an action or state completed or ended or virtually completed or ended — used with the past participle to form the present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect

has gone home

have been here already

the army had already taken the town when we arrived

will have finished dinner by the time the guests arrive

2. : to be compelled or under obligation or necessity — used with the infinitive with to

have to see a doctor

have to pay taxes

had to be home by six

— compare get I 12b

Synonyms:

hold , own , possess , enjoy : have is a very general term indicating any condition or action of control, retaining, keeping, regarding, or experiencing as one's own. hold suggests stronger control, grasp, or retention: to hold to an opinion suggests greater tenacity and resolution than to have an opinion; to hold control implies firm retention in contrast to to have control, which may imply the accidental or temporary; to hold a job suggests continuation, to have one occupation at the moment. own may suggest holding with power to use and dispose as a legal or natural right

own one's own house

the stockholders own the corporation, and the corporation owns the assets of the incorporated business — Harold Koontz & Cyril O'Donnell

when a child is old enough, he should … be allowed to own books — Bertrand Russell

possess may be interchangeable with have; similar to own , it may apply more widely to intangibles

he possesses, through his experience, knowledge not possessed by those whose experience has been different — Bertrand Russell

it must be a delightful city, and possess all the attractions of the next world — Oscar Wilde

enjoy implies having as one's own with all benefits and advantages, usually pleasurable, or with other concomitants, perhaps unpleasant

enjoys worldwide fame

enjoy unlimited opportunities

shorn of the remarkable privileges which he formerly enjoyed — J.G.Frazer

Synonym: see in addition ought .

- had as good

- had as lief

- had better

- had liefer

- had liefest

- have a go

- have a hand in

- have at

- have done

- have done with

- have had it

- have it

- have it coming

- have it in for

- have it in one

- have it out

- have it over

- have kittens

- have none of

- have nothing on

- have no use for

- have oneself

- have one's eye on

- have one's hands full

- have one's head

- have one's head

- have one's own back

- have something on

- have to do with

- to have and to hold

II. ˈhav\ noun

( -s )

: one that has material wealth as distinguished from one that is poor

conceived of war as a battle between the haves and the have-nots for control of the world's wealth

rich and poor, employer and employee, haves and have-nots alike — Engineering and Mining Journal

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