Dictionary
have
Pronunciation: (hav; unstressedhuv, uv; for 26 usually haf), [key]
—v. and
—auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have,
—2nd have or ( Archaic ) hast,
—3rd has or ( Archaic ) hath,
—pres. pl. have;
—past sing. 1st pers. had,
—2nd had or ( Archaic )) hadst or had•dest,
—3rd had,
—past pl. had;
—past part. had;
—pres. part. hav•ing,
—n.
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v.t.
1. to possess; own; hold for use; contain:
He has property. The work has an index.
2. to hold, possess, or accept in some relation, as of kindred or relative position:
He wanted to marry her, but she wouldn't have him.
3. to get, receive, or take:
to have a part in a play; to have news.
4. to experience, undergo, or endure, as joy or pain:
Have a good time. He had a heart attack last year.
5. to hold in mind, sight, etc.:
to have doubts.
6. to cause to, as by command or invitation:
Have him come here at five.
7. to be related to or be in a certain relation to:
She has three cousins. He has a kind boss.
8. to show or exhibit in action or words:
She had the crust to refuse my invitation.
9. to be identified or distinguished by; possess the characteristic of:
He has a mole on his left cheek. This wood has a silky texture.
10. to engage in or carry on:
to have a talk; to have a fight.
11. to partake of; eat or drink:
He had cake and coffee for dessert.
12. to permit or allow:
I will not have any talking during the concert.
13. to assert, maintain, or represent as being:
Rumor has it that she's going to be married.
14. to know, understand, or be skilled in:
to have neither Latin nor Greek.
15. to beget or give birth to:
to have a baby.
16. to hold an advantage over:
He has you there.
17. to outwit, deceive, or cheat:
We realized we'd been had by an expert con artist.
18. to control or possess through bribery; bribe.
19. to gain possession of:
There is none to be had at that price.
20. to hold or put in a certain position or situation:
The problem had me stumped. They had him where they wanted him.
21. to exercise, display, or make use of:
Have pity on him.
22. to invite or cause to be present as a companion or guest:
We had Evelyn and Everett over for dinner. He has his bodyguard with him at all times.
23. to engage in sexual intercourse with.
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v.i.
to be in possession of money or wealth:
There are some who have and some who have not.
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auxiliary v.
1. (used with a past participle to form perfect tenses):
She has gone. It would have been an enjoyable party if he hadn't felt downcast.
2. to be required, compelled, or under obligation (fol. by infinitival
to, with or without a main verb):
I have to leave now. I didn't want to study, but I had to.
3. had better or best, ought to:
You'd better go now, it's late.
4. had rather. See
rather (def. 8).
5. have at, to go at vigorously; attack:
First he decided to have at his correspondence.
6. have done, to cease; finish:
It seemed that they would never have done with their struggle.
7. have had it,
a. to become weary of or disgusted with whatever one has been doing:
I've been working like a fool, but now I've had it.
b. to suffer defeat; fail:
He was a great pitcher, but after this season he'll have had it.
c. to have missed a last opportunity:
He refused to take any more excuses and told them all that they'd had it.
d. to become unpopular or passé:
Quiz shows have had it.
8. have it coming, to merit or deserve:
When they lost their fortune, everyone said that they had it coming.
9. have it in for, to plan or wish to do something unpleasant to; hold a grudge against:
She has it in for intelligent students who fail to use their abilities.
10. have it out, to come to an understanding or decision through discussion or combat:
We've been in disagreement about this for a long time, and I think we should have it out, once and for all.
11. have on,
a. to be clothed in; be wearing:
She had on a new dress.
b. to have arranged or planned:
What do you have on for Christmas?
c. to tease (a person); make the butt of a joke. Cf.
put (def. 34).
12. have to do with,
a. to be connected or associated with:
Your lack of confidence probably had a lot to do with your not getting the job.
b. to deal with; be concerned with:
I will have nothing to do with their personal squabbles.
13. to have and to hold, to possess legally; have permanent possession of:
The house, with the mortgage finally paid, was at last their own to have and to hold.
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n.
Usually,
haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with
have-not).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
