Meaning of have | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To possess, own.
   transitive
2. have; forms the perfect aspect [with masculine singular past participle]
3. Used with a past participle to form the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses indicating completed action: The troublemaker has gone for good. I regretted that I had lost my temper. They will have finished by the time we arrive.
4. to hold, to possess
5. To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
   transitive
6. One enjoying especially material wealth: "The gulf widens between the feast of the haves and the famine of the have-nots" (Salman Rushdie).
7. to exist; there be; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
8. To include as a part, ingredient, or feature.
   transitive
9. To attack.
10. to have to [with de (+ infinitive) ‘do something’]
11. Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
    transitive
12. To be inclined to (do something).
13. to be necessary [with que (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
14. To consume or use up (a particular substance or resource, especially food or drink).
    transitive
15. To be wise or obliged to; should or must: He had better do what he is told. You had best bring a raincoat in this weather.
16. To undertake or perform (an action or activity).
    transitive
17. To stop; cease: Have done with your quibbling!
18. To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
    transitive
19. To be much better than (someone) at a particular endeavor.
20. To experience, go through, undergo.
    transitive
21. To act in a hostile manner toward or intend to harm (someone), especially because of a grudge.
22. To be afflicted with, suffer from.
    transitive
23. To have the capacity or disposition to (to do something).
24. Used in forming the perfect aspect.
    auxiliary, with-past-participle
25. To settle decisively, especially by means of an argument or a discussion.
26. Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.)
27. See have to.
    auxiliary, with-infinitive, with-to
28. To give birth to.
    transitive
29. To obtain.
    informal, passive, usually
30. To engage in sexual intercourse with.
    transitive
31. To accept as a romantic partner.
    transitive
32. To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
    transitive, with-infinitive
33. To cause to be.
    transitive, with-adjective
34. To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is a small clause.)
    transitive, with-infinitive
35. To depict as being.
    transitive, with-adjective
36. To defeat in a fight; take.
    British, slang, transitive
37. To inflict punishment or retribution on.
    British, slang, transitive
38. To be able to speak (a language).
    transitive
39. To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
    transitive
40. To trick, to deceive.
    informal, often, passive, transitive
41. To allow; to tolerate.
    transitive
42. To believe, buy, be taken in by.
    often, transitive
43. To host someone; to take in as a guest.
    transitive
44. To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
    transitive
45. To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
    transitive
46. To make an observation of (a bird species).
    transitive
47. To capture or actively hold someone's attention or interest.
    transitive
48. To grasp the meaning of; comprehend.
    transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“I have a house and a car.”

“Look what I have here—a frog I found on the street!”

“Do you have the key?”

“The stove has a handle. The shirt has sleeves.”

“The words cow and dog have three letters.”

“A government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial.”

“The movie has lots of action.”

“I have two sisters.”

“She doesn’t have any friends.”

“I have a really mean boss.”

“I have breakfast at six o'clock.”

“You've already had five drinks!”

“She's had more than enough time already.”

“Can I have a look at that?”

“He's having a tantrum about it.”

“I’m going to have a bath now.”

“Let’s have a game of tiddlywinks.”

“What class do you have right now? I have English.”

“Fred won’t be able to come to the party; he has a meeting that day.”

“I have a lot of work to do.”

“We had a hard year last year, with the locust swarms and all that.”

“He had surgery on his hip yesterday.”

“I’m having the time of my life!”

“I hope you have a wonderful birthday.”

“This year we're having Christmas with my wife's family in Thunder Bay.”

“He had a cold last week.”

“I have already eaten today.”

“Mom's gone real mad, she has.”

“The universe is expanding and has been since its beginning.”

“I will have left by the time you get here.”

“This is the first (and last) time I've eaten lobster.”

“I’ve worked here for exactly four years, one month and 10 days.”

“The dogs have eaten your dinner, and I ate the last of the frozen burgers this morning.”

“Uncle José has crashed the car again. He ran into a tree.”

“The American Revolution has influenced every democratic process in Europe since the 19th c.”

“They haven’t eaten dinner yet, have they?”

“Your wife hasn’t been reading that nonsense, has she?”

“He has some money, hasn’t he?”

“I have to go.”

“The couple always wanted to have children.”

“My wife is having the baby right now!”

“My mother had me when she was 25.”

“The substance you describe can't be had at any price.”

“Out there is a fortune waiting to be had / You think I'll let it go you're mad / You've got another thing comin'”

“He’s always bragging about how many women he’s had.”

“Tame midweek stress the fun way. Have each other before dinner to reconnect after a long day.”

“Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me.”

“They had me feed their dog while they were out of town.”

“Her very boyfriend is the person the criminal has do most of her dirty deeds.”

“The floor has had oil dropped all over it.”

“His English is still in its beginning stages, like my Creole, but he was able to translate some Creole songs that he's written into English—not the best English, but English nonetheless. He had me correct the translations. That kind of thing is very interesting to me. When I was learning Spanish, I would often take my favorite songs and try to translate them.”

“He had him arrested for trespassing.”

“I'd better have my watch repaired today: tomorrow I have to have my hair cut before having pictures taken for my passport.”

“The lecture’s ending had the entire audience in tears.”

“Jim has his eyes closed.”

“The hospital had several patients contract pneumonia last week.”

“I’ve had three people today tell me my hair looks nice.”

“Their stories differed; he said he’d been at work when the incident occurred, but her statement had him at home that entire evening.”

“Anton Rogan, 8, was one of the runners-up in the Tick Tock Box short story competition, not Anton Rogers as we had it.”

“I could have him!”

“When we did a rerecorded version for Top of the Pops, the Musicians' Union bloke said, "If I think you're making strings sounds out of a synthesiser, I'm going to have you. Video Killed the Radio Star is putting musicians out of business."”

“You broke the window! Teacher’ll have you for that!”

“I have no German.”

“Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before.”

“I bought a laptop online but it never arrived. I think I've been had!”

“You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke.”

“The child screamed incessantly for his mother to buy him a toy, but she wasn't having any of it.”

“I asked my dad if I could go to the concert this Thursday, but he wouldn't have it since it's a school night.”

““ You're a very naughty boy. If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. I won't have you chasing the geese!””

“I made up an excuse as to why I was out so late, but my wife wasn't having any of it.”

“Thank you for having me!”

“What do you have for problem two?”

“I have two contacts on my scope.”

“We’ll schedule closing arguments for Thursday, and the jury will have the case by that afternoon.”

“For some reason, "I had a Freckled Duck today" never seems to work as a pick-up line.”

“1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Thurs nite I went to see Lou Reed […] and Lou, oh God, he completely had me. I was lost at the foot of a god.”

“Ah! Now I have it!”

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