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have



[ ˈhav]



have   
noun
[ˈhav]

Definition of have (Entry 2 of 2)

: one that is well-endowed especially in material wealth
//the haves and have-nots

have   
verb
[ˈhav]
had\ ˈhad , (h)əd , d \; having\ ˈha-​viŋ \; has\ ˈhaz , (h)əz , z , s ; in "has to" meaning "must" usually ˈhas \

Definition of have

 (Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1a : to hold or maintain as a possession, privilege, or entitlement
//they have a new car I have my rights
b : to hold in one's use, service, regard, or at one's disposal
//the group will have enough tickets for everyone we don't have time to stay
c : to hold, include, or contain as a part or whole
//the car has power brakes April has 30 days
2 : to feel obligation in regard to —usually used with an infinitive with to
//we have things to dohave a deadline to meet
3 : to stand in a certain relationship to
//has three fine children we will have the wind at our backs
4a : to acquire or get possession of : obtain
//these shoes are the best to be had
b : receive
//She asked if he had any news.
c : accept
//so burnt no one would have a piece specifically : to accept in marriage
//could find no one who would have him
d : to copulate with
//claims to have had many women
5a : to be marked or characterized by (a quality, attribute, or faculty)
//both have red hair has a way with words
b : exhibit, show
//had the gall to refuse
c : use, exercise
//have mercy on us
6a : to experience especially by submitting to, undergoing, or suffering
//I have a cold
b : to make the effort to perform (an action) or engage in (an activity)
//have a look at that cut
c : to entertain in the mind
//have an opinion
7a : to cause or command to do something —used with the infinitive without to
//have the children stay
b : to cause to be in a certain place or state
//has people around at all times
8 : allow
//we'll have no more of that
9 : to be competent in
//has only a little French
10a : to hold in a position of disadvantage or certain defeat
//we have him now
b : to take advantage of : trick, fool
//been had by a partner
11 : bear sense 3a
//have a baby
12 : to partake of
//have dinner have a piece
13 : bribe, suborn
//can be had for a price

auxiliary verb

1 —used with the past participle to form the present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect
//has gone homehad already eatenwill have finished dinner by then
2 : to be compelled, obliged, or required —used with an infinitive with to or to alone
//we had to godo what you have toit has to be said
had better or had best
: would be wise to
//had better go to bed
have at
: to go at or deal with : attack
//like two boxers having at each other
have coming
: to deserve or merit what one gets, benefits by, or suffers
//he had that coming
have done
: finish, stop
//wish you would have done before I go mad
have done with
: to bring to an end : have no further concern with
//let us have done with name-calling
have had it
1 : to have had or have done all one is going to be allowed to
//He's been cheating me for years but now he's had it.
2 : to have experienced, endured, or suffered all one can
//Her old beater has finally had it.
have it
: assert, claim
//rumor has it that he was drunk
have it in for
: to intend to do harm to
have it out
: to settle a matter of contention by discussion or a fight
//thinks they just need to have it out
have none of
: to refuse to have anything to do with
//We will have none of that.
have one's eye on
1a : to look at
b : to watch constantly and attentively
2 : to have as an objective
//has her eye on a little cottage in the country
have to do with
1 : to deal with the story has to do with real people— Alice M. Jordan
2 : to have a specified relationship with or effect on the size of the brain has nothing to do with intelligence— Ruth Benedict


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Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//Other must-haves: avid user of Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and the ability to honestly critique.
— Stephanie Toone, ajc, "Holiday dream job? Get paid $1,000 to watch Hallmark Christmas movies," 15 Nov. 2019
//So that differentiates between the haves and the have-nots.
— Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "Ray Lewis will bless your wedding anniversary. Or RG3 could smack talk your buddy - if the price is right.," 7 Nov. 2019
//Dishes will range from flavorful breakfast foods to dinner must-haves, including Mushroom-Guryére Quiche, Grilled Bruschetta Chicken, and Magnolia Press’ Chocolate Cake.
— Morgan Raum, PEOPLE.com, "Joanna Gaines' Second Cookbook Is Almost Here! Get a First Look at the Cover," 7 Nov. 2019
//That’s a tall order for any designer — especially in this city where the extremes between haves and have-nots have never been more pronounced.
— John King, SFChronicle.com, "Market Street makeover — safe bike lanes and no cars — finally at hand," 8 Oct. 2019
//When the poor Kims all start working for the wealthy Parks, the two families’ fates intertwine for a strange and riveting tale of home, of haves and have-nots, and of the ties that bind.
— Mary Sollosi, EW.com, "Your pop culture horoscope for October: Jojo Rabbit, Modern Love, and Batwoman," 3 Oct. 2019
//No-fuss textures and materials are must-haves, and furniture with practical silhouettes act as the foundation of a room.
— Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, "Drew Barrymore Just Launched a Playful Kids Line—Here's Your First Look!," 1 Aug. 2019
//When Highway 99 was built in the 1950s, creating yet another barrier between haves and have-nots, segregation was cemented in.
— Los Angeles Times, "Cheerleader’s blackface video raises ghosts of Fresno’s racist past," 31 Aug. 2019
//Her makeup must-haves for the look included the Norvina Palette, lipsticks from Colourpop and Beauty Bakerie, and of course, foundation from Fenty Beauty.
— Lauren Rearick, Allure, "A Fan Recreated Rihanna’s British Vogue Cover, Flowers and All," 4 Aug. 2018


First Known Use of have

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

1836, in the meaning defined above



History and Etymology for have

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Old English habban; akin to Old High German habēn to have, and perhaps to hevan to lift — more at heave entry 1



Dictionary Entries near have

Havarti

Havasupai

havdalah

have

have a ball

have a bash

have a bee in one's bonnet



Phrases Related to have

be had

had a good innings

if it had not been for

if one had one's druthers

if/had (two people's) situations been reversed

the haves

you had to be there



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(Entry 1 of 2)

a wealthy person
  • a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots

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Synonyms & Antonyms of have (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to keep, control, or experience as one's own
  • my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles

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2 to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
  • we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone
  • she refused to have him as a husband

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3 to bring forth from the womb
  • her grandmother had 11 children

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4 to cause to believe what is untrue
  • he'd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the "art dealer" or his money again

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5 to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
  • had a great time at the party
  • had three operations on her leg

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6 to give permission for or to approve of
  • I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement

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7 to influence someone with a bribe
  • an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price

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8 to keep in one's mind or heart
  • I have never had an unkind thought for him
  • do you have an opinion?

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More Definitions forhave

have

verb
\ ˈhav, həv, əv, in sense 3 before "to" usually ˈhaf\
past & past participle had\ ˈhad , həd , əd \; present participle having\ ˈha-​viŋ \; present third person singular has\ ˈhas , həz , əz \

Kids Definition of have

1 : to hold or own
//I have the tickets.
2 : to possess as a characteristic
//She has red hair.
3 : to eat or drink
//Let's have dinner. I had some water.
4 : to consist of or contain
//April has 30 days.
5 : to be affected by
//I have a cold.
6 : to plan, organize, and run (an event)
//We're having a party.
7 : to give birth to
//She had twins.
8 : to cause to be
//How often do you have your hair cut?
9 : to stand in some relationship to
//I have many friends.
10 : to perform a function or engage in an activity
//He had a fight with his best friend.
11 : experience
//I had fun.
12 : to hold in the mind
//I have an idea.
13 : obtain, gain, get
//It's the best car to be had.
14 : to cause to
//I'll have them call you.
15 : permit entry 1 sense 1
//We'll have none of that.
16 : trick entry 2
//We've been had.
17 —used as a helping verb with the past participle of another verb
//My friend has gone home.
18 : to be forced or feel obliged
//They have to stay.
19 : exercise entry 2 sense 1, use
//have mercy
had better or had best
: would be wise to
//You had better finish your homework.
have to do with
1 : to be about
//That book has to do with trucks.
2 : to be involved in or responsible for
//Luck had nothing to do with her success.