ALL meanings of have
have
H h - noun have Used with a past participle to form the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses, and the conditional mood. 1
- noun have See of2. 1
- noun have Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not). 1
- idioms have had better / best, ought to: You'd better go now, it's late. 1
- idioms have had rather. rather (def 9). 1
- idioms have have done, to cease; finish: It seemed that they would never have done with their struggle. 1
- idioms have have had it, to become weary of or disgusted with whatever one has been doing: I've been working like a fool, but now I've had it. to suffer defeat; fail: He was a great pitcher, but after this season he'll have had it. to have missed a last opportunity: He refused to take any more excuses and told them all that they'd had it. to become unpopular or passé: Quiz shows have had it. 1
- idioms have have it coming, to merit or deserve: When they lost their fortune, everyone said that they had it coming. 1
- idioms have have it in / out for, to plan or wish to do something unpleasant to; hold a grudge against: She has it in for intelligent students who fail to use their abilities. 1
- idioms have have it out, to come to an understanding or decision through discussion or combat: We've been in disagreement about this for a long time, and I think we should have it out, once and for all. 1
- idioms have have on, to be clothed in; be wearing: She had on a new dress. to have arranged or planned: What do you have on for Christmas? to tease (a person); make the butt of a joke. Compare put (def 35). 1
- idioms have have to do with, to be connected or associated with: Your lack of confidence probably had a lot to do with your not getting the job. to deal with; be concerned with: I will have nothing to do with their personal squabbles. 1
- idioms have to have and to hold, to possess legally; have permanent possession of: The house, with the mortgage finally paid, was at last their own to have and to hold. 1
- transitive verb have own 1
- transitive verb have feature: possess 1
- verbal expression have must 1
- transitive verb have suffer from 1
- transitive verb have experience 1
- transitive verb have children, siblings: be related to 1
- transitive verb have mentally: have in mind 1
- transitive verb have obtain 1
- transitive verb have eat, drink 1
- auxiliary verb have used in perfect tenses 1
- intransitive verb have be wealthy 1
- transitive verb have receive 1
- transitive verb have have sex with 1
- transitive verb have arrange, cause 1
- transitive verb have permit, allow 1
- transitive verb have declare, assert 1
- transitive verb have invite, entertain 1
- auxiliary verb have You use the forms have and has with a past participle to form the present perfect tense of verbs. 0
- auxiliary verb have You use the form had with a past participle to form the past perfect tense of verbs. 0
- auxiliary verb have Have is used in question tags. 0
- auxiliary verb have You use have when you are confirming or contradicting a statement containing 'have', 'has', or 'had', or answering a question. 0
- auxiliary verb have The form having with a past participle can be used to introduce a clause in which you mention an action which had already happened before another action began. 0
- verb have You can use have followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would be possible to use the same word as a verb. For example, you can say 'I had a look at the photos' instead of 'I looked at the photos.' 0
- verb have In normal spoken or written English, people use have with a wide range of nouns to talk about actions and events, often instead of a more specific verb. For example people are more likely to say 'we had ice cream' or 'he's had a shock' than 'we ate ice cream', or 'he's suffered a shock'. 0
- verb have You use have to say that someone or something owns a particular thing, or when you are mentioning one of their qualities or characteristics. 0
- verb have If you have something to do, you are responsible for doing it or must do it. 0
- verb have You can use have instead of 'there is' to say that something exists or happens. For example, you can say 'you have no alternative' instead of 'there is no alternative', or 'he had a good view from his window' instead of 'there was a good view from his window'. 0
- verb have If you have something such as a part of your body in a particular position or state, it is in that position or state. 0
- verb have If you have something done, someone does it for you or you arrange for it to be done. 0
- verb have If someone has something unpleasant happen to them, it happens to them. 0
- verb have If you have someone do something, you persuade, cause, or order them to do it. 0
- verb have If someone has you by a part of your body, they are holding you there and they are trying to hurt you or force you to go somewhere. 0
- verb have If you have something from someone, they give it to you. 0
- verb have If you have an illness or disability, you suffer from it. 0
- verb have If a woman has a baby, she gives birth to it. If she is having a baby, she is pregnant. 0
- verb have You can use have in expressions such as 'I won't have it' or 'I'm not having that', to mean that you will not allow or put up with something. 0
- verb have to be in material possession of; own 0