Definitions for have

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have have

Spelling: [hav; unstressed huh v, uh v; for 26 usually haf]

IPA: /hæv; unstressed həv, əv; for 26 usually hæf/

Have is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 22 anagrams from letters in have (aehv).

Definitions for have

noun

1. Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).

Idioms

1. had better / best, ought to:
2. had rather. rather (def 9).
3. have done, to cease; finish:
4. have had it, to become weary of or disgusted with whatever one has been doing: to suffer defeat; fail: to have missed a last opportunity: to become unpopular or passé:
5. have it coming, to merit or deserve:
6. have it in / out for, to plan or wish to do something unpleasant to; hold a grudge against:
7. have it out, to come to an understanding or decision through discussion or combat:
8. have on, to be clothed in; be wearing: to have arranged or planned: to tease (a person); make the butt of a joke. Compare put (def 35).
9. have to do with, to be connected or associated with: to deal with; be concerned with:
10. to have and to hold, to possess legally; have permanent possession of:

Verb phrases

1. have at, to go at vigorously; attack:

auxiliary verb

1. (used with a past participle to form perfect tenses):
2. to be required, compelled, or under obligation (followed by infinitival to, with or without a main verb):

verb (used with object)

1. to possess; own; hold for use; contain:
2. to hold, possess, or accept in some relation, as of kindred or relative position:
3. to get, receive, or take:
4. to experience, undergo, or endure, as joy or pain:
5. to hold in mind, sight, etc.:
6. to cause to, as by command or invitation:
7. to be related to or be in a certain relation to:
8. to show or exhibit in action or words:
9. to be identified or distinguished by; possess the characteristic of:
10. to engage in or carry on:
11. to partake of; eat or drink:
12. to permit or allow:
13. to assert, maintain, or represent as being:
14. to know, understand, or be skilled in:
15. to beget or give birth to:
16. to hold an advantage over:
17. to outwit, deceive, or cheat:
18. to control or possess through bribery; bribe.
19. to gain possession of:
20. to hold or put in a certain position or situation:
21. to exercise, display, or make use of:
22. to invite or cause to be present as a companion or guest:
23. to engage in sexual intercourse with.

verb (used without object)

1. to be in possession of money or wealth:

Origin of have

before 900; Middle English haven, habben, Old English habban; cognate with German haben, Old Norse hafa, Gothic haban to have; perhaps akin to heave