have in

Definitions

To allow in; grant permission or admittance to; invite in or over; admit.

transitive

Examples

“We managed to pick⟳ up a score⟳ of these young people from the streets and have⟳ them in for lunch.”

“So then we tried to pinpoint it and improve⟳ it. It is the very selfsame thing, sir, we are doing now, but our superintendent is having us in now for meetings, and has in the last⟳ few days, to study⟳ results and to see⟳ where we are failing.”

“She agreed to have⟳ me in for one show⟳, just to see⟳ how I was doing.”

“At other times when not quite well he would have⟳ them in for the fun of shaking his will at them.”

“What the hell does David have⟳ me in for? Dinner perhaps?”

“When you invite⟳ a friend into your home you offer⟳ him a drink⟳, if it is only a cup of tea, and more formally, when you spend⟳ an evening with friends you have⟳ them in for coffee or for a meal [...]”

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