has

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Definitions of has word

verb has a 3rd person singular present indicative of have. 1
noun has the 26th letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a glottal spirant consonant sound. 1
idioms has had better / best, ought to: You'd better go now, it's late. 1
idioms has had rather. rather (def 9). 1
idioms has have done, to cease; finish: It seemed that they would never have done with their struggle. 1
idioms has 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

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English haven, habben, Old English habban; cognate with German haben, Old Norse hafa, Gothic haban to have; perhaps akin to heave

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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