(of food or drink) To consume
(of an illness, ailment or disability) To be afflicted with
(often used in the negative) To approve of
(often used in the negative) To believe or be taken in by
(rare, usually used in simple past form "had") To trick or deceive
(rare, usually used in simple past form "had") To influence unscrupulously
(of a meeting, function, etc.) To conduct or organize
(something communicated) To be made aware of
(rare, usually used in plural form "haves") A wealthy or privileged person
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To be in possession
“After buying a new PlayStation, I now have a gaming console.”
To be made up or consist of
“Your backpack will have various compartments for storing your clothing and equipment.”
To have as a feature
“This bathroom will have the most amazing bathtub once we are done renovating it.”
(of food or drink) To consume
“We will have some meat and vegetables for dinner tonight.”
To receive or acquire
“I expect to have the items I bought from eBay in the mail soon.”
To organize or bring about
“Let's have a big party for your 18th birthday.”
To give birth
“After having two boys, she now wanted to have a girl.”
To host or entertain someone
“Please be on your best behavior this evening as I plan to have some guests coming over.”
To go through something
“The farmers would have a bountiful season due to the favorable weather conditions.”
(of an illness, ailment or disability) To be afflicted with
“I have a tummy ache from the spicy curry I ate for lunch.”
To hold or display a specified thought or emotion
“Always encourage the young boy, so that he will have confidence in his ability.”
To cause to be
“She would have me feed her cats while she was away on holiday because I owed her a favor.”
(often used in the negative) To approve of
“We cannot have these things imposed on us.”
(often used in the negative) To tolerate or endure something
“I will not have you speaking to me in that tone of voice!”
To accept or agree to receive
“She agreed to have him as her date to the school's prom.”
(often used in the negative) To believe or be taken in by
“I can make up an excuse for being late, but my wife will not have any of it!”
(have to) To be obliged to do something
“I have to study hard for my exam tomorrow if I don't want to fail it.”
To be scheduled to attend or participate in
“I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow.”
(rare, usually used in simple past form "had") To trick or deceive
“We can go out partying and have your mom by telling her we're at the library studying.”
(rare, usually used in simple past form "had") To influence unscrupulously
“We can have the notoriously corrupt politician by promising him kickbacks.”
(on the body) To develop something, typically a kind of natural growth
To motivate one to do something
(of a meeting, function, etc.) To conduct or organize
To have as part of normal stock
To look at closely or with interest
To engage in carnal activity
To understand by thinking carefully about
To contain, accomodate, or have within
To exhibit or present (a particular facial expression or appearance)
To hold exclusive control or dominance over
(something communicated) To be made aware of
To fall asleep or doze off
To provide or produce (something promised or expected)
To cause someone to do something, usually against their inclinations
(rare, usually used in plural form "haves") A wealthy or privileged person
“As a have of the city, the business magnate felt a duty towards helping the have-nots.”
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