n. 25B6; verb
he had a new car : POSSESS, own, be in possession of, be the owner of; be blessed with, boast, enjoy; keep, retain, hold, occupy.
the flat has five rooms : COMPRISE, consist of, contain, include, incorporate, be composed of, be made up of; encompass; formal comprehend.
they had tea together : EAT, consume, devour, partake of; drink, imbibe, quaff; informal demolish, dispose of, put away, get outside of, scoff (down); sink, knock back; N. Amer. informal scarf (down/up).
she had a letter from Mark : RECEIVE, get, be given, be sent, obtain, acquire, come by, take receipt of.
we've decided to have a party : ORGANIZE, arrange, hold, give, host, throw, put on, lay on, set up, fix up.
she's going to have a baby : GIVE BIRTH TO, bear, be delivered of, bring into the world; informal drop; archaic be brought to bed of, beget.
we are having guests for dinner : ENTERTAIN, be host to, cater for, receive; invite round/over, ask round/over, wine and dine; accommodate, put up.
he had trouble finding the restaurant : EXPERIENCE, encounter, face, meet, find, run into, go through, undergo.
I have a headache : BE SUFFERING FROM, be afflicted by, be affected by, be troubled with; informal be a martyr to.
I had a good time : EXPERIENCE; enjoy.
many of them have doubts : HARBOUR, entertain, feel, nurse, nurture, sustain, maintain.
he had little patience : MANIFEST, show, display, exhibit, demonstrate.
he had them throw Chris out : MAKE, ask to, request to, get to, tell to, require to, induce to, prevail upon someone to; order to, command to, direct to, force to.
I can't have you insulting me : TOLERATE, endure, bear, stomach, support, accept, put up with, go along with, take, countenance; permit to, allow to; informal stand, abide; Brit. informal stick, be doing with; formal brook.
I have to get up at six : MUST, be obliged to, be required to, be compelled to, be forced to, be bound to.
(informal) I'd been had : TRICK, fool, deceive, cheat, dupe, take in, hoodwink, swindle; informal do, con, diddle, rip off, shaft; N. Amer. informal sucker, snooker.
send, give, visit.
25A0; have done with HAVE FINISHED WITH, be done with, be through with, want no more to do with; have given up, have turned one's back on, have washed one's hands of, have no more truck with.
25A0; have had it (informal)
they admit that they've had it : HAVE NO CHANCE, have no hope, have failed, be finished, be defeated, have lost; informal have flopped, have come a cropper.
if you tell anyone, you've had it : BE IN TROUBLE, be in for a scolding; informal be for the high jump, be in hot water, be in (deep) shtook; Brit. informal be for it.
25A0; have nothing on someone (informal) HAVE NO EVIDENCE AGAINST, know nothing bad about, know nothing incriminating about.
25A0; have someone on (Brit. informal) PLAY A TRICK ON, play a joke on, joke with, trick, tease, rag, make a monkey (out) of, pull someone's leg; informal kid, rib, take for a ride, lead up the garden path; Brit. informal wind up; N. Amer. informal put on.
25A0; have something on
she had a blue dress on : BE WEARING, be dressed in, be clothed in, be attired in, be decked out in, be robed in.
(Brit.) I have got a lot on at the moment : BE COMMITTED TO, have arranged, have planned, have organized, have fixed up, have on the agenda.