have

/hˈæv/

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Definitions

Noun

a person who possesses great material wealth

Verb

have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master''s degree from Harvard"

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have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

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go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

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have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

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cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

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serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don''t take sugar in my coffee"

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have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"

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organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

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have left; "I have two years left"; "I don''t have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"

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be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"

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undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"

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suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"

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cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

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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!"; "Please accept my present"

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get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

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undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

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achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

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cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

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have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"

Synonyms

Antonyms

lack miss

More General Terms

acquire bang be intimate bed bonk bring forth change direct do it eff experience fuck get get it on get laid have have a go at it have intercourse have it away have it off have sex hit hump hurt individual interact jazz know lie with love make make love make out mortal person produce rack up receive roll in the hay score screw sleep together sleep with somebody someone soul suffer tally undergo

More Specific Terms

abound accept admit adopt affluent bear billionaire boast booze borrow break down break up brim bring bristle burst calve cannibalise cannibalize carry collapse combine compel crack crack up cramp crock up Croesus cub decide do drugs drink drop drug eat encounter encourage exert expect farrow fat cat fawn feature feed fence fill foal fuddle gestate get get down give off graduate habituate have have a bun in the oven have young hit hold hold on honor honour horripilate hustle imbibe imply inherit inspire instigate involve keep kitten lamb lead leave let litter maintain man of means meet millionaire millionairess monopolise monopolize multi-billionaire obligate oblige pack partake persuade pig plutocrat possess prepossess prompt pup read receive replete rich man sample sate satiate say smoke solicit sop up sport star stock stockpile suborn suck in suffer sup sustain swallow take take in take on take over take up taste touch try try out twin unite use wealthy man wear welcome whelp wield