have

verb

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Derivations hav

Derivations -'ve

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : have
  • simple present, singular, third person : has
  • simple past : had
  • present participle : having
  • past participle : had
  • simple present, singular, third person : hath
  • second person, simple present, singular : hast
  • negation, simple present : haven’t
  • negation, simple present, singular, third person : hasn’t
  • negation, simple past : hadn’t
  • simple present : ’ve
  • simple present, singular, third person : ’s
  • simple past : ’d
  • negation, present indicative : ain’t
  • negation, present indicative : hain’t
  • negation, past indicative : han’t

Senses

  • to possess
  • (auxiliary verb forming perfect tenses)
  • to experience, undergo
  • to wind up in a certain state/situation, particularly one that is disadvantageous
  • to partake of a substance, action, or activity
  • to cause action, command to do something
  • to be able to speak (a language)
  • (as auxiliary, with the infinitive marker) to compel, oblige, or require
  • to bear attachment
  • to keep company, to host guests
  • to be related to (a family member)
  • to own
  • to hold in use or regard
  • to hold, include, contain as part of a whole
  • to suborn, bribe, furnish
  • to urge to do something one shouldn’t
  • to give birth
  • to consume, ingest
  • to stand in relation to
  • to engage in a sexual relationship with someone
  • to "have yet" to; to not do or complete something but expect it to occur
  • to "have at" something or someone, dive in, go at, tackle; to perform a task or attack an opponent
  • (semi-modal) "had better/best": to ought to take the best course of action

have

noun

Forms

  • singular : have
  • plural : haves

Senses