have

  • 21have — I [[t]həv, STRONG hæv[/t]] AUXILIARY VERB USES ♦ has, having, had (In spoken English, forms of have are often shortened, for example I have is shortened to I ve and has not is shortened to hasn t.) 1) AUX You use the forms have and has with a… …

    English dictionary

  • 22have — /hav/; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/; for 26 usually /haf/, v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have, 2nd have or (Archaic) hast, 3rd has or (Archaic) hath, pres. pl …

    Universalium

  • 23have — v. 1) (d; tr.) ( to keep ) have about (BE), around (it s dangerous to have a gun around the house) 2) (d; tr.) to have against ( to consider as grounds for rejection, dislike ) (I have nothing against him) 3) (d; tr.) to have for ( to consume )… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24have — I. verb (had; having; has) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English habban; akin to Old High German habēn to have, and perhaps to hevan to lift more at heave Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to hold or maintain as a possession,… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25have — verb (has, having, had) 1》 (also have got) possess, own, or hold.     ↘be made up of; comprise.     ↘be able to make use of.     ↘know (a language or subject): I had only a little French. 2》 experience; undergo.     ↘(also have got) suffer from… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 26have it — {v. phr.} 1. To hear or get news; understand. * /I have it on the best authority that we will be paid for our work next week./ 2. To do something in a certain way. * /Make up your mind, because you can t have it both ways. You must either stay… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 27have it — {v. phr.} 1. To hear or get news; understand. * /I have it on the best authority that we will be paid for our work next week./ 2. To do something in a certain way. * /Make up your mind, because you can t have it both ways. You must either stay… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 28have — Synonyms and related words: absorb, accept, acquire, admit, affirm, allege, allow, annex, announce, annunciate, appreciate, apprehend, argue, arrange, assert, assever, asseverate, assimilate, assume, aver, avouch, avow, be acquainted with, be… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 29have\ it — v. phr. 1. To hear or get news; understand. I have it on the best authority that we will be paid for our work next week. 2. To do something in a certain way. Make up your mind, because you can t have it both ways. You must either stay home or… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 30have —    to copulate with    Of either sex, meaning to possess, albeit temporarily:     I was so impatient I had her without getting out of my chair. (Fraser, 1969)     You must have had lots of men... Have you enjoyed it? (Amis, 1978)    Most of the… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms