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    have
    [hav, (h)əv, (ə)v]
    verb
    have (verb) · has (third person present) · had (past tense) · had (past participle) · having (present participle)
    1. possess, own, or hold:
      "he had a new car and a boat" · "have you got a job yet?" · "I don't have that much money on me" · "he's got the equipment with him"
      • possess or be provided with (a quality, characteristic, or feature):
        "the ham had a sweet, smoky flavor" · "she's got blue eyes" · "the house has gas heat"
      • informal
        (have oneself)
        provide or indulge oneself with (something):
        "he had himself two highballs"
      • be made up of; comprise:
        "in 1989 the party had 10,000 members"
      • used to indicate a particular relationship:
        "he's got three children" · "do you have a client named Pedersen?"
      • be able to make use of (something available or at one's disposal):
        "how much time have I got for the presentation?"
      • have gained (a qualification):
        "he's got a BA in English"
      • possess as an intellectual attainment; know (a language or subject):
        "he knew Latin and Greek; I had only a little French"
    2. experience; undergo:
      "I went to a few parties and had a good time" · "I was having difficulty in keeping awake"
      • suffer from (an illness, ailment, or disability):
        "I've got a headache"
      • let (a feeling or thought) come into one's mind; hold in the mind:
        "he had the strong impression that someone was watching him" · "we've got a few ideas we're kicking around" · "I've no doubt he's as busy as I am"
      • experience or suffer the specified action happening or being done to (something):
        "she had her bag stolen"
      • cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or condition:
        "I want to have everything ready in good time" · "I had the TV on with the sound turned down"
      • cause (something) to be done for one by someone else:
        "it is advisable to have your carpet laid by a professional"
      • tell or arrange for something to be done:
        "always having the builders in to do something" · "she had her long hair cut"
      • informal
        have put (someone) at a disadvantage in an argument (said either to acknowledge that one has no answer to a point or to show that one knows one's opponent has no answer):
        "you've got me there; I've never given the matter much thought"
      • informal
        (be had)
        cheat or deceive (someone):
        "I realized I'd been had"
      • vulgar slang
        have sex with.
    3. (have to do somethinghave got to do something)
      be obliged or find it necessary to do the specified thing:
      "you don't have to accept this situation" · "we've got to plan for the future"
      • need or be obliged to do (something):
        "he's got a lot to do"
      • be strongly recommended to do something:
        "if you think that place is great, you have to try our summer house"
      • be certain or inevitable to happen or be the case:
        "there has to be a catch"
    4. perform the action indicated by the noun specified (used especially in spoken English as an alternative to a more specific verb):
      "he had a look around" · "the color green has a restful effect"
      • organize and bring about:
        "are you going to have a party?"
      • eat or drink:
        "I'll have the vegetable plate"
      • give birth to or be due to give birth to:
        "she's going to have a baby"
    5. show (a personal attribute or quality) by one's actions or attitude:
      "he had little patience with technological gadgetry" · "if you've got the drive to finish your degree"
      • exercise or show (mercy, pity, etc.) toward another person:
        "God have mercy on me!"
      • not accept; refuse to tolerate:
        "I can't have you insulting Tom like that"
    6. place or keep (something) in a particular position:
      "Mary had her back to me" · "I soon had the trout in a net"
      • hold or grasp (someone or something) in a particular way:
        "he had me by the throat"
    7. be the recipient of (something sent, given, or done):
      "she had a letter from Mark"
      • take or invite into one's home so as to provide care or entertainment, especially for a limited period:
        "we're having the children for the weekend"
    verb
    have (verb) · has (third person present) · had (past tense) · had (past participle) · having (present participle)
    1. used with a past participle to form the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses, and the conditional mood:
      "I have finished" · "he had asked her" · "she will have left by now" · "I could have helped, had I known" · "“Have you seen him?” “Yes, I have.”"
    noun
    informal
    (the haves)
    haves (plural noun) · the haves (plural noun) · have (noun)
    1. people with plenty of money and possessions:
      "an increasing gap between the haves and have-nots"
    Origin
    Old English habban, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hebben and German haben, also probably to heave.
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    verb
    1. possess, own, or hold:
      possess
      own
      have to one's name
      boast
      enjoy
      keep
      maintain
      retain
      hold
      use
      utilize
      occupy
      be in possession of
      be the owner of
      be the (proud) possessor of
      have in one's possession
      count among one's possessions
      be blessed with
      Opposite:
      be bereft of
    2. experience; undergo:
      experience
      encounter
      undergo
      face
      meet
      find
      go through
      run into
      come across
      enjoy
      taste
      be subjected to
      have experience of
      be faced with
    3. be obliged or find it necessary to do the specified thing:
      must
      have got to
      be obliged to
      be required to
      be compelled to
      be forced to
      be bound to
      be duty-bound to
      be under an obligation to
      • perform the action indicated by the noun specified (used especially in spoken English as an alternative to a more specific verb):
        perform
        execute
        effect
        discharge
        carry out
        accomplish
        fulfill
        complete
        conduct
        implement
        do
        make
        effectuate
      • show (a personal attribute or quality) by one's actions or attitude:
        manifest
        show
        display
        exhibit
        demonstrate
        express
        evince
      • be the recipient of (something sent, given, or done):
        receive
        get
        obtain
        acquire
        procure
        come by
        be given
        be sent
        take receipt of
        Opposite:
        send
        give
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