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    have
    [hav]
    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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    verb
    1. possess, own, or hold:
      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:
    3. be obliged or find it necessary to do the specified thing:
      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):
      • show (a personal attribute or quality) by one's actions or attitude:
      • be the recipient of (something sent, given, or done):
        be given
        be sent
        take receipt of
        Opposite:
       
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