HAVE (had, has)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does have mean? 

• HAVE (noun)
  The noun HAVE has 1 sense:

1. a person who possesses great material wealth

  Familiarity information: HAVE used as a noun is very rare.

• HAVE (verb)
  The verb HAVE has 19 senses:

1. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

2. have as a feature

3. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

4. have ownership or possession of

5. cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

6. serve oneself to, or consume regularly

7. have a personal or business relationship with someone

8. organize or be responsible for

9. have left

10. be confronted with

11. undergo

12. suffer from; be ill with

13. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

14. receive willingly something given or offered

15. get something; come into possession of

16. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

17. achieve a point or goal

18. cause to be born

19. have sex with; archaic use

  Familiarity information: HAVE used as a verb is very familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who possesses great material wealth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

have; rich person; wealthy person

Hypernyms ("have" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "have"):

Croesus (a very wealthy man)

fat cat (a wealthy and privileged person)

man of means; rich man; wealthy man (a man who is wealthy)

millionairess (a woman millionaire)

plutocrat (someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth)

millionaire (a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars)

billionaire (a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars)

multi-billionaire (a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at many billions of dollars)

affluent (an affluent person; a person who is financially well off)

Derivation:

have (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense)

have (have ownership or possession of)

• HAVE (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

have; have got; hold

Context example:

She holds a Master's degree from Harvard

Verb group:

feature; have (have as a feature)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

monopolise; monopolize (have or exploit a monopoly of)

carry (have or possess something abstract)

bear; hold (have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices)

carry; stock; stockpile (have on hand)

exert; maintain; wield (have and exercise)

keep (have as a supply)

keep; maintain (maintain for use and service)

keep (look after; be the keeper of; have charge of)

hold on; keep (retain possession of)

keep; maintain; sustain (supply with necessities and support)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

They have the money

Derivation:

have (a person who possesses great material wealth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Have as a feature

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

feature; have

Context example:

This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France

Verb group:

have; have got; hold (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense)

have; own; possess (have ownership or possession of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

carry (have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence)

wear (have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality)

read; say (have or contain a certain wording or form)

carry; pack; take (have with oneself; have on one's person)

brim (be completely full)

abound; bristle; burst (be in a state of movement or action)

bristle (have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles)

imply; involve (have as a necessary feature)

possess (have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill)

boast; feature; sport (wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner)

star (feature as the star)

combine; unite (have or possess in combination)

give off (have as a by-product)

bear (have)

carry (be equipped with (a mast or sail))

carry (have a certain range)

bear; wear (have on one's person)

wear (have or show an appearance of)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Antonym:

lack (be without)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

experience; get; have; receive

Context example:

have a feeling

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

undergo (pass through)

"Have" entails doing...:

comprehend; perceive (to become aware of through the senses)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

get; have; suffer; sustain (undergo (as of injuries and illnesses))

take (experience or feel or submit to)

horripilate (have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Have ownership or possession of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

have; own; possess

Context example:

How many cars does she have?

Verb group:

feature; have (have as a feature)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

prepossess (possess beforehand)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

have (a person who possesses great material wealth)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

get; have; let

Context example:

He got a girl into trouble

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

get; make (give certain properties to something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Sense 6

Meaning:

Serve oneself to, or consume regularly

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

consume; have; ingest; take; take in

Context example:

I don't take sugar in my coffee

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

sup (take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon)

sop up; suck in; take in; take up (take up as if with a sponge)

sample; taste; try; try out (take a sample of)

fill; replete; sate; satiate (fill to satisfaction)

eat; feed (take in food; used of animals only)

partake; touch (consume)

drink; imbibe (take in liquids)

booze; drink; fuddle; hit the bottle (consume alcohol)

cannibalise; cannibalize (eat human flesh)

habituate; use (take or consume (regularly or habitually))

eat (take in solid food)

eat (eat a meal; take a meal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They have the cake with sugar

Sense 7

Meaning:

Have a personal or business relationship with someone

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

have a lover

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

interact (act together or towards others or with others)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 8

Meaning:

Organize or be responsible for

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

give; have; hold; make; throw

Context example:

give a course

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

direct (be in charge of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 9

Meaning:

Have left

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

They have two more years before they retire

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

leave (have left or have as a remainder)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 10

Meaning:

Be confronted with

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

Now we have a fine mess

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 11

Meaning:

Undergo

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

experience; have

Context example:

The stocks had a fast run-up

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

encounter; meet; receive (experience as a reaction)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 12

Meaning:

Suffer from; be ill with

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

She has arthritis

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

hurt; suffer (feel pain or be in pain)

Verb group:

get; have; suffer; sustain (undergo (as of injuries and illnesses))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 13

Meaning:

Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

cause; get; have; induce; make; stimulate

Context example:

My wife made me buy a new sofa

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

solicit (incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination)

compel; obligate; oblige (force somebody to do something)

suborn (induce to commit perjury or give false testimony)

inspire; instigate; prompt (serve as the inciting cause of)

lead (cause to undertake a certain action)

let (actively cause something to happen)

encourage (spur on)

bring (induce or persuade)

persuade (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm)

decide (cause to decide)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE

Sense 14

Meaning:

Receive willingly something given or offered

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

accept; have; take

Context example:

Please accept my present

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Verb group:

have; receive (get something; come into possession of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

accept; admit; take; take on (admit into a group or community)

welcome (accept gladly)

honor; honour (accept as pay)

adopt; borrow; take over; take up (take up and practice as one's own)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Sense 15

Meaning:

Get something; come into possession of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

have; receive

Context example:

receive letters from the front

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Verb group:

accept; have; take (receive willingly something given or offered)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

inherit (receive by genetic transmission)

graduate (receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies)

fence (receive stolen goods)

hustle (get by trying hard)

take in; take up (accept)

accept (receive (a report) officially, as from a committee)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Sentence examples:

The banks have the check
They have more bread
They have the money

Sense 16

Meaning:

Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

get; have; suffer; sustain

Context example:

He got his arm broken in the scuffle

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

experience; get; have; receive (go through (mental or physical states or experiences))

Verb group:

have (suffer from; be ill with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

break down; collapse (collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack)

cramp (suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle)

break up; collapse; crack; crack up; crock up (suffer a nervous breakdown)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 17

Meaning:

Achieve a point or goal

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

get; have; make

Context example:

She made 29 points that day

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)

Verb group:

make (act in a certain way so as to acquire)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 18

Meaning:

Cause to be born

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

bear; birth; deliver; give birth; have

Context example:

My wife had twins yesterday!

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

bring forth; produce (bring forth or yield)

"Have" entails doing...:

conceive (become pregnant; undergo conception)

Verb group:

bear; carry; expect; gestate; have a bun in the oven (be pregnant with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

bear; carry; expect; gestate; have a bun in the oven (be pregnant with)

calve; have young (give birth to (a calf))

fawn (have fawns)

farrow; pig (give birth to (piglets))

pup; whelp (give birth to (a puppy))

litter (give birth to a litter of animals)

kitten (give birth to kittens)

cub (give birth to cubs)

foal (give birth to a foal)

drop (give birth; used for animals)

twin (give birth to twins)

lamb (give birth to a lamb)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 19

Meaning:

Have sex with; archaic use

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

have; take

Context example:

He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

bang; be intimate; bed; bonk; do it; eff; fuck; get it on; get laid; have a go at it; have intercourse; have it away; have it off; have sex; hump; jazz; know; lie with; love; make love; make out; roll in the hay; screw; sleep together; sleep with (have sexual intercourse with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

 Context examples 

Adair might have lost five pounds, but not more.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Nor have I. But the telegraph posts upon this line are sixty yards apart, and the calculation is a simple one.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A slow and heavy step, which had been heard upon the stairs and in the passage, paused immediately outside the door.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Sensibility, as far as concerned the yearning for food, had been exhausted.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Having therefore consulted with my wife, and some of my acquaintance, I determined to go again to sea.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

That new moon may have rattled you because the news came out of the blue.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

"Why, I haven't heard that he was dead."

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

But, like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)