have

Speech parts

1. have - Noun

2. have - Verb

Meaning

of Have

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

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

To accept possession of; to take or accept.

To get possession of; to obtain; to get.

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

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

To hold, regard, or esteem.

To cause or force to go; to take.

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.

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

To understand.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

own take experience hold possess include get keep bear feature contain carry receive maintain accept
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Antonyms

lack miss want drop decline lose
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Hypernyms

eff make change person produce get

Hyponyms

farrow sup cub use take get

Phrases with the word

have a ball have a cow not have a clue have the hots for have designs on have no truck with

Derivatives

had having have Hast has

Anagrams

evah

Examples

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. Xenocrates

Perhaps, never before since the coming of the Christian era have demons appeared so openly and extensively as today. Seraphim Rose

It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. Mark Twain

Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. French Proverb

Don't throw away your old shoes until you have got new ones. Dutch Proverb

Hasty climbers have sudden falls. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Havdala Havdalah Havdoloh have a bad day have a ball have a barney