to have
- verb
- /hæv/
- She has a beautiful house with a large garden.
- have an impact
- have little
- have implications
I'm just saying JD doesn't have that kind of issue.
- I'm just saying JD doesn't have that kind of issue.
- I mean, come on, you have mad technique.
- What options do you have to fix the scene?
- They have their ideas, they have their ideals.
- Wow, OK so here we have the suck it.
- Each of my daughters have one or two pets.
- The next thing that I have are from Relief.
Examples
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What options do you have to fix the scene?
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Amy, I'm here to have a good time.
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How do you use what you have to get out?
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OK, first of all, we have what is this?
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I love feeling like you have more, more light.
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You are my people and you have my back and my front.
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You can also be registered as a coach and have access to student progress reports.
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And in this area, we have a bunch of camps.
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Honestly, you're so lucky to have a friend like me.
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Many racial, ethnic, and religious groups can have difficulty within the U.S. health care system.
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Synonyms
To own something, including amounts and qualities
Have something that is yours
To score a point or goal in a game
To include something and make it seem important
To keep control of a place
To have something like a skill or an object
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To try to get the good parts of two opposite choices at the same time
- Offensive
To have complete power over someone by controlling what they need or fear
To show clearly that something is typical of a person or made by them
- Offensive
Threaten someone with very serious punishment, often as a joke
- Informal
To be wrong about something and later be forced to change your mind
- Informal
Have an operation that closes the tubes to the womb so she cannot get pregnant
- Archaic
You are in a dangerous situation where giving up is as risky as staying
- Informal
To be organized, prepared, and able to manage tasks and problems
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To be impressive, successful, or attractive in a way people notice
- Informal
A woman who has surgery to permanently stop having children by closing her fallopian tubes
Compounds
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Have comes from the old English word habban, which meant 'to hold' or 'own'. So to have something is like holding it in your hands, which explains the meaning 'to own' or 'include'.