have

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To have something means you possess it somehow. You may have a big house or have a lot of freckles on your nose.

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To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.

Noun
a person who possesses great material wealth

Verb
give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"

Verb
suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"

Verb
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

Verb
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

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Verb
undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"

Verb
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

Verb
serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don''t take sugar in my coffee"

Verb
have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"

Verb
organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

Verb
of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

Verb
have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master''s degree from Harvard"

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have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

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have left; "I have two years left"; "I don''t have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"

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get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

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receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller''s daughter"; "I won''t have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

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achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

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have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"

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have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

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be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"


Indic. present
of Have


of Have

v. t.
To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.

v. t.
To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.

v. t.
To accept possession of; to take or accept.

v. t.
To get possession of; to obtain; to get.

v. t.
To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.

v. t.
To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.

v. t.
To hold, regard, or esteem.

v. t.
To cause or force to go; to take.

v. t.
To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion.

v. t.
To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.

v. t.
To understand.

v. t.
To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him.


Have

Have , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Had ; p. pr. & vb. n. Having. Indic. present, I have, thou hast, he has; we, ye, they have.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf. h'91fde, p. p. geh'91fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben, OFries, hebba, OHG. habn, G. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva, Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere, whence F. avoir. Cf. Able, Avoirdupois, Binnacle, Habit.] 1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm. 2. To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.
The earth hath bubbles, as the water has.
He had a fever late.
3. To accept possession of; to take or accept.
Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou have me?
4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get. Shak. 5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.
It had the church accurately described to me.
Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also?
6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child. 7. To hold, regard, or esteem.
Of them shall I be had in honor.
8. To cause or force to go; to take. "The stars have us to bed." Herbert. "Have out all men from me." 2 Sam. xiii. 9. 9. To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion. Shak. 10. To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.
Science has, and will long have, to be a divider and a separatist.
The laws of philology have to be established by external comparison and induction.
11. To understand.
You have me, have you not?
12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him. [Slang] &hand; Have, as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved; I shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the possession of the object in the state indicated by the participle; as, I have conquered him, I have or hold him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost this independent significance, and is used with the participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs as a device for expressing past time. Had is used, especially in poetry, for would have or should have.
Myself for such a face had boldly died.
To have a care, to take care; to be on one's guard. -- To have (a man) out, to engage (one) in a duel. -- To have done (with). See under Do, v. i. -- To have it out, to speak freely; to bring an affair to a conclusion. -- To have on, to wear. -- To have to do with. See under Do, v. t. Syn. -- To possess; to own. See Possess.

To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.

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Usage Examples

'Dallas' hit a chord back in the late Seventies and Eighties because it was the age of greed: here you have this unapologetic character who is mean and nasty and ruthless and does it all with an evil grin. I think people related to JR back then because we all have someone we know exactly like him. Everyone in the world knows a JR.

'Game of Thrones' is an amazing show, and I have no problem speaking of the virtues of HBO.

'Breaking Bad' is the best, the greatest, the most amazing thing I have ever watched on television.

'Handsome' means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered - and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesn't hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business.

'Ludacris' is something that I made up. It just kind of describes me. Sometimes I have like a split personality. Sometimes I'm cool, calm, and collected, and other times I'm beyond crazy.

'Do What You Gotta Do' is a positive, inspirational song that says no matter what it is whether you're up against challenges or trying to get your dreams and aspirations met, you should do what whatever you have to do shy of killing yourself or someone else.

'Donny and Marie' was a great experience. I tried so hard to be a great talk show host but it's all about relaxing and enjoying it. Marie and I finally figured that out. I would have liked it to continue but I'm kind of glad it's over because of the phenomenal workload.

'American Horror' is the debasement of the suburban family, the way a lonely kid would have imagined it in the Seventies.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

'Evil men have no songs.' How is it that the Russians have songs?

'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.'

"We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1"". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need."

'Glee' is one of the very few mainstream outlets that is giving a voice to communities of people that don't necessarily have a loud voice, specifically the gay community. It gives a really positive and forward statement.

'A Bug's Life' is a really funny movie and the characters have such different personalities. The movie is happy and then gets really sad and I'm like, W'hoa, I'm feeling this way and this movie is about bugs!'

'Snow White' is an old fairy tale, so obviously the idea of vanity and obsession with youth is long-standing. With today's science, people have become crazy with trying to move their face around. It's bizarre.

'Rocket Science' is really where I fell in love with filmmaking, I think 'Camp' was incredible, but it was so bizarre, and I was trying to find my footing in this world where you don't have an audience for immediate validation.

"These days the technology can solve our problems and then some. Solutions may not only erase physical or mental deficits but leave patients better off than ""able-bodied"" folks. The person who has a disability today may have a superability tomorrow."

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