Have

English Meaning

To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.

1. To be in possession of: already had a car.
2. To possess as a characteristic, quality, or function: has a beard; had a great deal of energy.
3. To possess or contain as a constituent part: a car that has air bags.
4. To occupy a particular relation to: had many disciples.
5. To possess knowledge of or facility in: has very little Spanish.
6. To hold in the mind; entertain: had doubts about their loyalty.
7. To use or exhibit in action: have compassion.
8. To come into possession of; acquire: Not one copy of the book was to be had in the entire town.
9. To receive; get: I had a letter from my cousin.
10. To accept; take: I'll have the peas instead of the spinach.
11. To suffer from: have defective vision.
12. To be subject to the experience of: had a difficult time last winter.
13. To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion: had my assistant run the errand.
14. To cause to be in a specified place or state: had the guests in the dining room; had everyone fascinated.
15. To permit; allow: I won't have that kind of behavior in my house.
16. To carry on, perform, or execute: have an argument.
17. To place at a disadvantage: Your opponent in the debate had you on every issue.
18. Informal To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception: They realized too late that they'd been had by a swindler.
19. Informal To influence by dishonest means; bribe: an incorruptible official who could not be had.
20. To procreate (offspring): wanted to have a child.
21. To give birth to; bear: She's going to have a baby.
22. To partake of: have lunch.
23. To be obliged to; must: We simply have to get there on time.
24. To engage in sexual intercourse with.
25. 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.
26. One enjoying especially material wealth: "Almost overnight, there was a new and widespread hostility on the part of the haves toward the have-nots” ( Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.)
27. have at To attack.
28. have on To wear: had on red shoes.
29. have on To be scheduled: We have a dinner party on for Friday.
30. better Usage Problem 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.
31. have done with To stop; cease: Have done with your quibbling!
32. have had it Informal To have endured all that one can: I've had it with their delays.
33. have had it Informal To be in a state beyond remedy, repair, or salvage: That coat has had it.
34. have had it Informal To have done everything that is possible or that will be permitted.
35. have it To assert; maintain: Rumor has it that he quit.
36. have it To think and act with respect to (something being considered): Have it your way.
37. have it To gain a victory in a voice vote: The ayes have it.
38. have it in for (someone) To intend to harm, especially because of a grudge.
39. have it out To settle decisively, especially by means of an argument or a discussion.
40. have (something) coming To deserve what one receives: You had that reprimand coming for a very long time.
41. have to do with To be concerned or associated with.