Have
[hæv]
Definition
(verb.) suffer from; be ill with; 'She has arthritis'.
(verb.) undergo; 'The stocks had a fast run-up'.
(verb.) have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; 'She has $1,000 in the bank'; 'He has got two beautiful daughters'; 'She holds a Master's degree from Harvard'.
(verb.) have left; 'I have two years left'; 'I don't have any money left'; 'They have two more years before they retire'.
(verb.) achieve a point or goal; 'Nicklaus had a 70'; 'The Brazilian team got 4 goals'; 'She made 29 points that day'.
(verb.) have a personal or business relationship with someone; 'have a postdoc'; 'have an assistant'; 'have a lover'.
(verb.) have as a feature; 'This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France'.
(verb.) be confronted with; 'What do we have here?'; 'Now we have a fine mess'.
Typed by Agatha--From WordNet
Definition
(Indic. present) of Have
(-) of Have
(v. t.) To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.
(v. t.) To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.
(v. t.) To accept possession of; to take or accept.
(v. t.) To get possession of; to obtain; to get.
(v. t.) To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.
(v. t.) To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.
(v. t.) To hold, regard, or esteem.
(v. t.) To cause or force to go; to take.
(v. t.) To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion.
(v. t.) To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.
(v. t.) To understand.
(v. t.) To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him.
Inputed by Allen
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Hold (whether one's own or not).[2]. Possess, own, be in possession of, be seized of.[3]. Be favored with.[4]. Be the subject of.[5]. Regard, consider, esteem.[6]. Require, wish, desire.[7]. Obtain, acquire, receive, get, gain.[8]. Be obliged, be under the necessity.[9]. Accept (as husband or as wife), take.[10]. Beget, be the parent of.
Typist: Shirley
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Own, possess, feel, entertain, accept, bear, enjoy, keep
ANT:Want, need, lose, forego, discard, reject, miss, desiderate, covet, desire
Editor: Upton
Definition
v.t. to own or possess: to hold contain: to hold control of: to grasp the meaning of: to allow to be done to cause: to regard hold in opinion esteem: to obtain: to enjoy: to bear or beget: to effect: to be affected by: to get the better of outwit to have hold upon:—pr.p. hav′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. had.—ns. Hav′er one who has or possesses a holder: (Scots law) a term to denote the person in whose custody a document is; Hav′ing act of possessing: possession estate: behaviour: (Scot. esp. in pl.) good manners.—adj. greedy.—Have as good lief to be as willing; Have at attack thrust; Have done (with) to come to the end of one's dealings; Have it out to have something finally settled; Have on to wear; Have rather to prefer; Have up to call to account before a court of justice &c.
Typed by Jeanette
Examples
- Will was not quite contented, thinking that he would apparently have been of more importance if he had been disliked. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Of the numerous other telegraph instruments that have been invented since 1837, that of Mr. Morse is in most general use, especially on the Continent and in America. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- You have behaved very ill to me, said his lordship. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I have something beyond this, but I will call it a defect, not an endowment, if it leads me to misery, while ye are happy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- You ought not to have come today, she said in an altered voice; and suddenly she turned, flung her arms about him and pressed her lips to his. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Father's a sweeter singer than ever; you'd never have forgotten it, if you'd aheard him just now. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- But please to tell me at once what you have done. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her. Jane Austen. Emma.
- She had always a new bonnet on, and flowers bloomed perpetually in it, or else magnificent curling ostrich feathers, soft and snowy as camellias. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Will was not quite contented, thinking that he would apparently have been of more importance if he had been disliked. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Would to heaven I had never seen it! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Yet it was a hard time for sensitive, high-spirited Jo, who meant so well and had apparently done so ill. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Perhaps you had better go after my friends at once, because the weather is warm, and I can not 'keep' long. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- On the strength of Darcy's regard, Bingley had the firmest reliance, and of his judgement the highest opinion. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- How we shall conciliate this little creature, said Mrs. Bretton to me, I don't know: she tastes nothing, and by her looks, she has not slept. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I have, and she has refused me, said Caliphronas sullenly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It has been done before. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Himself has hitherto sufficed to the toil, and the toil draws near its close: his glorious sun hastens to its setting. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Since that time, nothing has been heard to my knowledge of the three Hindoos. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Can we suppose that he is ignorant of antiquity, and therefore has recourse to invention? Plato. The Republic.
- As in everything else, it has taken time to overcome the faults of the early trucks. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- And he had hardly looked up, to see what the matter was, when he was stopped by having a pair of arms thrown tight round his neck. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He had arranged to stop at Frizinghall that night, having occasion to consult his father on business. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Having, then, taken my drop (bless you! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- While there are several distinct parts of this device, each having its individual function, they may be considered as a whole under the general term of the escapement. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- You would compare them, I said, to those invalids who, having no self-restraint, will not leave off their habits of intemperance? Plato. The Republic.
- Having first seen him perfectly swallowed up in admiration of Mrs. Jellyby, I had supposed her to be the absorbing object of his devotion. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- For these all follow the general principle, and having found that, we shall have no difficulty in discovering them. Plato. The Republic.
Editor: Upton