have over

Verb

Meaning

have over (third-person singular simple present has over, present participle having over, simple past and past participle had over)

To invite (someone) to visit one's house.
I had Tom over yesterday, and we chatted about this and that.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

woo

Related terms

have something over someone

Examples

To the degree we're not living our dreams, our comfort zone has more control of us than we have over ourselves. Peter McWilliams

There are three great questions which in life we have over and over again to answer. Is it right or wrong? Is it true or false? Is it beautiful or ugly? Our education ought to help us to answer these questions. John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

I love being a woman. I love the sexiness we get to exude. But the best thing about being a woman is the power we have over men. Eva Longoria

Liberty is the power that we have over ourselves. Hugo Grotius

It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives. Clint Eastwood

The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure. Arthur C. Brooks

Close letter words and terms

have only yourself to blame have other fish to fry have out have overtones of have passed through have pen pal