to have
- verb
- /hæv/
- Why does life have to be so stressful?
- have difficulty
- have trouble
- have problems
You feel that we're having fun with him more.
- You feel that we're having fun with him more.
- I don't, I don't have a lot of doubt.
- How did the dead have being for self?
Examples
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Our children shouldn't have to run from bullets.
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Many people have anxiety when they are about to give a presentation.
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Newton: "It appears that Master Peter is having a problem with his liver again."
Academic text (2011) -
You're taking it very well, I have to say.
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Once you have identified your stressors and have plans in place, it is time for action.
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Years after they graduate, many people still have nightmares about being unprepared for a test.
Academic text (2011) -
After his accident, he had to deal with constant pain for several months.
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She had a feeling of dread before the big meeting.
Synonyms
To experience something unpleasant, for example punishment or criticism
To notice an emotion or a physical sensation in your body
Become ill or suddenly feel unwell
To feel pain or be ill
To feel something while it happens to you
To get a reaction such as praise or criticism
To go through something often unpleasant or difficult
To suffer an injury or damage
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 Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Have comes from the old English word habban, which meant 'to hold'. Think of 'having' an illness or feeling as 'holding' it inside you, which is why have can mean 'to experience' or be affected by something.