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- [hav; unstressed huh v, uh v; for 26 usually haf]
- /hæv; unstressed həv, əv; for 26 usually hæf/
- /həv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hav; unstressed huh v, uh v; for 26 usually haf]
- /hæv; unstressed həv, əv; for 26 usually hæf/
Definitions of have word
- 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
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Origin of have
First appearance:
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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Parts of speech for Have
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
have popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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".
have usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for have
verb have
- include — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
- get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- acquire — If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
Antonyms for have
verb have
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- need — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
noun have
- desideratum — something lacked and wanted
- devoir — duty; obligation
- committal — Committal is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital.
- devoirs — compliments or respects; courteous attentions
- ought — a cipher (0); zero.
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