urse with.
- auxiliary v. Used with a past participle to form the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses indicating completed action: The troublemaker has gone for good. I regretted that I had lost my temper. They will have finished by the time we arrive.
- n. One enjoying especially material wealth: "Almost overnight, there was a new and widespread hostility on the part of the haves toward the have-nots” ( Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.)
- have at To attack.
- have on To wear: had on red shoes.
- have on To be scheduled: We have a dinner party on for Friday.
- idiom better Usage Problem To be wise or obliged to; should or must: He had better do what he is told. You had best bring a raincoat in this weather.
- idiom have done with To stop; cease: Have done with your quibbling!
- idiom have had it Informal To have endured all that one can: I've had it with their delays.
- idiom have had it Informal To be in a state beyond remedy, repair, or salvage: That coat has had it.
- idiom have had it Informal To have done everything that is possible or that will be permitted.
- idiom have it To assert; maintain: Rumor has it that he quit.
- idiom have it To think and act with respect to (something being considered): Have it your way.
- idiom have it To gain a victory in a voice vote: The ayes have it.
- idiom have it in for (someone) To intend to harm, especially because of a grudge.
- idiom have it out To settle decisively, especially by means of an argument or a discussion.
- idiom have (something) coming To deserve what one receives: You had that reprimand coming for a very long time.
- idiom have to do with To be concerned or associated with.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. To possess, own, hold.
- v. To be related in some way to (with the object identifying the relationship).
- v. To partake of a particular substance (especially a food or drink) or action.
- v. Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect.
- v. must.
- v. To give birth to.
- v. To engage in sexual intercourse with.
- v. To cause to, by a command or request.
- v. To cause to be.
- v. To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.)
- v. To depict as being.
- v. Used as interrogative auxiliary verb with a following pronoun to form tag questions. (For further discussion, see "Usage notes" below)
- v. To defeat in a fight; take.
- v. To be able to speak a language.
- v. To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
- v. To be afflicted with, to suffer from, to experience something negative
- v. To trick, to deceive
- v. Allow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- transitive v. To hold in possession or control; to own.
- transitive v. To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.
- transitive v. To accept possession of; to take or accept.
- transitive v. To get possession of; to obtain; to get.
- transitive v. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.
- transitive v. To bear, as young.
- transitive v. To hold, regard, or esteem.
- transitive v. To cause or force to go; to take.
- transitive v. To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun
- transitive v. To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.
- transitive v. To understand.
- transitive v. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To hold, own, or possess as an appurtenance, property, attribute, or quality; hold in possession: as, to have and to hold.
- To hold by accepting, receiving, obtaining, gaining, or acquiring in any way; become possessed of or endowed with; be in receipt of; get: as, he has high wages; they have had ten children.
- To contain or comprise as an adjunct or component part: as, the work has an index; his wit has a spice of malice.
- To hold for use or disposal, actually or potentially; hold the control over or right to: a