have

have · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To possess, own, or hold.

  2. 2.

    To experience or undergo.

  3. 3.

    To consume or eat/drink.

  4. 4.

    To cause to be in a certain state.

  5. 5.

    Used as an auxiliary verb to form perfect tenses.

  6. 6.

    To be obliged to (in "have to").

  7. 7.

    To give birth to.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    have to — Must; be obliged to.
  • •
    have got — Possess (British).
  • •
    have on — Be wearing; be scheduled.
  • •
    have it out — Discuss a problem frankly.
  • •
    have had it — Be exhausted; be finished.
  • •
    let someone have it — Attack or criticize harshly.
  • •
    have a go — Attempt something.

Related words

Antonyms: lack, need
See also: had, has, haven't, having
Synonyms: contain, hold, own, possess

Etymology

From Old English habban ("to have, possess"), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną ("to have, hold").