have
noun
1. a person who possesses great material wealth
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
verb
1. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Similar word(s): hold
Definition categories: possession
2. have as a feature
Similar word(s): feature
Definition categories: stative
3. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- have a feeling
Similar word(s): experience, get, receive
Definition categories: perception, undergo
4. have ownership or possession of
- How many cars does she have?
Definition categories: possession
5. cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
Definition categories: change, get, make
6. serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- Have another bowl of chicken soup!
Similar word(s): consume, ingest, take
Definition categories: consumption
7. have a personal or business relationship with someone
- have a postdoc
- have an assistant
- have a lover
Definition categories: social, interact
8. organize or be responsible for
- have, throw, or make a party
Similar word(s): give, hold, make, throw
Definition categories: creation, direct
9. have left
- I have two years left
- I don't have any money left
- They have two more years before they retire
Definition categories: possession
10. be confronted with
- What do we have here?
- Now we have a fine mess
Definition categories: stative
11. undergo
Similar word(s): experience
Definition categories: change
12. suffer from; be ill with
Definition categories: body, hurt, suffer
13. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Similar word(s): cause, get, induce, make, stimulate
Definition categories: communication
14. receive willingly something given or offered
- The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
- I won't have this dog in my house!
Definition categories: possession, acquire, get
15. get something; come into possession of
Similar word(s): receive
Definition categories: possession, acquire, get
16. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
Similar word(s): get, suffer, sustain
Definition categories: body, experience, get, have, receive
17. achieve a point or goal
Definition categories: possession, hit, score, tally
18. cause to be born
Similar word(s): bear, birth, deliver
Definition categories: body, produce
19. have sex with; archaic use
Similar word(s): take
Definition categories: contact, bang, bed, bonk, hump, jazz, know, love, screw
Sentences with have as a verb:
- I have a house and a car.
- Look what I have here — a frog I found on the street!
- I have two sisters.
- I have breakfast at six o'clock.
- Can I have a look at that?
- I'm going to have some pizza and a beer right now.
- I have already eaten today.
- I have to go.
- Note: there's a separate entry for have to.
- The couple always wanted to have children.
- Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me.
- We haven't eaten dinner yet, have we?
- I could have him!
- I'm gonna have you!
- I have no German.
- You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke.