have

Nouns

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    have got, hold,
  • (v) have as a feature
    • This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France
    feature,
  • (v) go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
    • get an idea
    • experience vertigo
    • get nauseous
    • receive injuries
    • have a feeling
    experience, receive, get,
  • (v) have ownership or possession of
    • He owns three houses in Florida
    • How many cars does she have?
    own, possess,
  • (v) cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
    • He got his squad on the ball
    • This let me in for a big surprise
    • He got a girl into trouble
    get, let,
  • (v) serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    • Have another bowl of chicken soup!
    • I don't take sugar in my coffee
    ingest, consume, take in, take,
  • (v) have a personal or business relationship with someone
    • have a postdoc
    • have an assistant
    • have a lover
  • (v) organize or be responsible for
    • hold a reception
    • have, throw, or make a party
    • give a course
    hold, give, throw, make,
  • (v) have left
    • I have two years left
    • I don't have any money left
    • They have two more years before they retire
  • (v) be confronted with
    • What do we have here?
    • Now we have a fine mess
  • (v) undergo
    • The stocks had a fast run-up
    experience,
  • (v) suffer from; be ill with
    • She has arthritis
  • (v) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
    • The ads induced me to buy a VCR
    • My children finally got me to buy a computer
    • My wife made me buy a new sofa
    cause, induce, stimulate, make, get,
  • (v) receive willingly something given or offered
    • The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
    • I won't have this dog in my house!
    • Please accept my present
    accept, take,
  • (v) get something; come into possession of
    • receive payment
    • receive a gift
    • receive letters from the front
    receive,
  • (v) undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
    • She suffered a fracture in the accident
    • He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
    • She got a bruise on her leg
    • He got his arm broken in the scuffle
    suffer, sustain, get,
  • (v) achieve a point or goal
    • Nicklaus had a 70
    • The Brazilian team got 4 goals
    • She made 29 points that day
    get, make,
  • (v) cause to be born
    • My wife had twins yesterday!
    birth, give birth, bear, deliver,
  • (v) have sex with; archaic use
    • He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable
    take,

Synonyms

rich person wealthy person have got hold feature experience receive get own possess let ingest consume take in take give throw make cause induce stimulate accept suffer sustain birth give birth bear deliver

Antonyms

lack miss desist abstain refrain pass up turn down decline refuse reject

See also

suck in sop up take up take in absorb take over assume accept bear adopt borrow

Words of close approximity

hag haj ham Han hao hap hat haw hay
hack hadj haem haft Hahn haik hail hair haji hajj hake Hale half hall halm halo Hals halt hame hand hang Hani hank hard hare hark harm harp hart hash hasp hate haul hawk Hays haze hazy
have a ball have a bun in the oven have a fit have a go have a go at it have a good time have a look have down have got have in mind have intercourse have it away have it coming have it off have kittens Havel havelock haven have-not have on Haverhill fever haversack Haversian canal have sex have the best have-to doe with have words have young