have
have/hav,(ə)v/
verb
- possess, own, or hold."he had a new car and a boat"synonyms: possess, own, be in possession of, be the owner of, be the (proud) possessor of, have in one's possession, have to one's name, count among one's possessions, be blessed with, boast, enjoy, keep, maintain, retain, hold, use, utilize, occupy
- experience; undergo."I went to a few parties and had a good time"synonyms: experience, encounter, undergo, face, meet, find, go through, run into, come across, be subjected to, have experience of, be faced with, enjoy, taste
- be obliged or find it necessary to do the specified thing."you don't have to accept this situation"synonyms: 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)."he had a look around"
- show (a personal attribute or quality) by one's actions or attitude."he had little patience with technological gadgetry"synonyms: manifest, show, display, exhibit, demonstrate, express, evince
- place or keep (something) in a particular position."Mary had her back to me"
- be the recipient of (something sent, given, or done)."she had a letter from Mark"synonyms: receive, get, be given, be sent, obtain, acquire, procure, come by, take receipt of
verb
used with a past participle to form the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses, and the conditional mood.
"I have finished"
noun
people with plenty of money and possessions.
"an increasing gap between the haves and have-nots"
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to possess; own; hold for use; contain: He has property. The work has an index. Antonyms: lack.
Synonyms for HAVE: possess, own, retain, enjoy, hold, keep, carry, command; Antonyms of HAVE: want, lack, abandon, yield, relinquish, renounce, need, ...
have verb [T] (CONTAIN) ... to contain or include something: The Chicago area has a population of about eight million. Our house has three bedrooms and two baths.
To have something means you possess it somehow. You may have a big house or have a lot of freckles on your nose.
have in British English · 1. to be in material possession of; own · 2. to possess as a characteristic quality or attribute · 3. to receive, take, or obtain · 4.
On this page you'll find 224 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to have, such as: accept, acquire, admit, bear, carry, and enjoy.
HAVE meaning: 1 : to own, use, or hold (something) also used for things that cannot be seen or touched also {phrase}have got{/phrase}; 2 : also {phrase}have ...
From Middle English haven, from Old English habban (“to have”), from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have”), durative of * ...