to have
- verb
- /hæv/
- We are all members of the global village and have a responsibility to be good global citizens.
- have an impact
- have implications
- have an effect
So I want to have the dialogue of what?
- So I want to have the dialogue of what?
- I don't want to sit down and have regressive conversations.
Examples
-
But until you're in that position, then you have to do what works.
-
I have to record it.
-
And that means you have to trust those people.
-
Um, I should have these ready in no time.
-
As with any new challenge, many changes will have to take place to make room for improvement.
Academic text (2011) -
To get the African American students interested, I have to add in their types of dances.
Academic text (2011) -
That's why it's time for us to have the talk.
-
The consequences that cheaper natural gas will have for renewable energy are more complex.
Academic text (2011) -
In these experiences, preservice teachers observe, interact, and have teaching opportunities in K-12 schools.
Academic text (2011) -
We have to meet the deadline for this project by Friday.
Synonyms
To cause someone to do something, often by persuading them
To make something happen
To perform for other people, for example a speech
To arrange and be responsible for an event
Make something ready for use or an event
To organize an event or activity
To plan and organize something so it can happen
Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well
To organize a party or small social event for people
Ask someone like a plumber to come to your home to do a job
To arrange and take care of something
Persuade someone to do something
Get a professional to do a job for you
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 Direct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Have comes from the old English word habban, which meant 'to hold'. That old idea of 'holding' explains why we say we can have a meeting or event — we 'hold' or arrange it.