01 v. t. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.
imp. & p. p.
Had; p. pr. & vb. n.
Having
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To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.
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To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.“The earth hath bubbles, as the water has.” — Shak.“He had a fever late.” — Keats.
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To accept possession of; to take or accept.“Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou have me?” — Shak.
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To get possession of; to obtain; to get.
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To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.“I had the church accurately described to me.” — Sir W. Scott.“Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also?” — Ld. Lytton.
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To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.
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To hold, regard, or esteem.“Of them shall I be had in honor.” — 2 Sam. vi. 22.
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To cause or force to go; to take.
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To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion.
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To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.“Science has, and will long have, to be a divider and a separatist.” — M. Arnold.“The laws of philology have to be established by external comparison and induction.” — Earle.
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To understand.“You have me, have you not?” — Shak.
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To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him.[Slang]“Myself for such a face had boldly died.” — Tennyson.
Phrases & compounds
To have a care —
to take care; to be on one's guard.
To have (a man) out —
to engage (one) in a duel.
To have it out —
to speak freely; to bring an affair to a conclusion.
To have on —
to wear.
To have to do with —
See under Do, v. t.