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[ US /ˈhæv/ ]
VERB
  1. have a personal or business relationship with someone
    have an assistant
    have a postdoc
    have a lover
  2. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
    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
    She suffered a fracture in the accident
  3. be confronted with
    Now we have a fine mess
    What do we have here?
  4. receive willingly something given or offered
    I won't have this dog in my house!
    The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
    Please accept my present
  5. have ownership or possession of
    How many cars does she have?
    He owns three houses in Florida
  6. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
    He has got two beautiful daughters
    She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
    She has $1,000 in the bank
  7. organize or be responsible for
    have, throw, or make a party
    hold a reception
    give a course
  8. get something; come into possession of
    receive payment
    receive letters from the front
    receive a gift
  9. achieve a point or goal
    She made 29 points that day
    The Brazilian team got 4 goals
    Nicklaus had a 70
  10. suffer from; be ill with
    She has arthritis
  11. serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    I don't take sugar in my coffee
    Have another bowl of chicken soup!
  12. have sex with; archaic use
    He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable
  13. have as a feature
    This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France
  14. cause to be born
    My wife had twins yesterday!
  15. cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
    This let me in for a big surprise
    He got his squad on the ball
    He got a girl into trouble
  16. 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
  17. have left
    They have two more years before they retire
    I have two years left
    I don't have any money left
  18. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
    experience vertigo
    get nauseous
    have a feeling
    receive injuries
    get an idea
  19. undergo
    The stocks had a fast run-up
NOUN
  1. a person who possesses great material wealth

How To Use have In A Sentence

  • Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
  • It's good to have a cry sometimes.
  • It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope. Times, Sunday Times
  • Lobefins today have dwindled to the lungfishes and the coelacanths ‘dwindled’ as ‘fish’, that is, but mightily expanded on land: we land vertebrates are aberrant lungfish. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
  • Luckily, I have a very understanding boss.
  • You think Spielberg would only have a rattletrap third-rate spaceship like the Millennium Falcon to ensure his survival? Does George Lucas think the world will end in 2012?
  • They could have been classed as ship-rigged sloops-of-war and were built by Thomas Fishburn in 1770 at Whitby.
  • If we have spent several class periods introducing conventions of reasoned evidence in argumentative writing, we usually look for such features in student papers.
  • ‘In the absence of those assurances, we will have no choice but to ballot for industrial action,’ he said.
  • People at MSFC have told me over drinks that this study concluded that EELV are human ratable but they were going to do what Griffin wanted. Obama Policies on Transparency, Openness, and Participation - and NASA - NASA Watch
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