have
have Lexical Profile
have Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To possess, own, or hold something as property or as an attribute, quality, or relationship.
"They have a small cottage by the lake and two friendly dogs."
To experience, undergo, or be affected by an action, state, emotion, or illness.
"We had a wonderful time exploring the museum yesterday afternoon."
To be obliged, required, or compelled to do something (used with a following infinitive with 'to').
"I have to finish this financial report before the office closes on Friday."
To form the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses when combined with the past participle of another verb (functioning as an auxiliary verb).
"She has lived in this neighborhood for more than ten years."
To eat or drink a meal, food, or beverage.
"Let us have lunch together at the cafe across the street."
• noun
A person or group that possesses wealth, resources, or material privileges (usually used in the plural and contrasted with 'have-nots').
"The economic report examined the widening gap between the haves and the have-nots in modern society."
Word Nuance & Usage
When 'have' denotes permanent possession or relationship (e.g., 'I have two brothers'), it is a stative verb and is not normally used in continuous tenses ('I am having'). However, when it denotes an active experience or event (e.g., 'having dinner', 'having a good time'), progressive forms are standard.
• Rhymes for have
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'habban' ('to own, possess; be subject to, experience'), derived from Proto-Germanic *habjana and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap- ('to grasp').