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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HAVE, v.t. hav. pret. and pp. had. Present, I have, thou hast, he has; we, ye, they, have. [L. habeo.]
1. To possess; to hold in possession or power.
How many loaves have ye? Matthew 15.
He that gathered much had nothing over. Exodus 16.
I have no Levite to my priest. Judges 17.
To have and to hold, terms in a deed of conveyance.
2. To possess, as something that is connected with, or belongs to one.
Have ye a father? Have ye another brother? Genesis 43, and 44.
--Sheep that have no shepherd. l Kings 22.
3. To marry; to take for a wife or husband.
In the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. Matthew 22.
4. To hold; to regard. Thus, to have in honor, is to hold in esteem; to esteem; to honor.
To have in derision or contempt, to hold in derision or contempt; to deride; to despise.
5. To maintain; to hold in opinion.
Sometimes they will have them to be the natural heat; sometimes they will have them to be the qualities of the tangible parts.
6. To be urged by necessity or obligation; to be under necessity, or impelled by duty.
I have to visit twenty patients every day.
We have to strive against temptations.
We have to encounter strong prejudices.
The nation has to pay the interest of an immense debt.
7. To seize and hold; to catch. The hound has him. [The original, but now a vulgar use of the word.]
8. To contain. The work has many beauties and many faults.
9. To gain; to procure; to receive; to obtain; to purchase.
I had this cloth very cheap.
He has a guinea a month.
He has high wages for his services.
Had rather, denotes wish or preference.
I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalms 84.
Is not this phrase a corruption of would rather?
To have after, to pursue. [Not much used, nor elegant.]
To have away, to remove; to take away.
To have at, to encounter; to assail; as, to have at him; to have at you. [Legitimate, but vulgar.]
To enter into competition with; to make trial with.
Dryden uses in a like sense, have with you; but these uses are inelegant.
To have in, to contain.
To have on, to wear; to carry; as raiment or weapons.
He saw a man who had not on a wedding garment. Matthew 22.
To have out, to cause to depart. 1 Samuel 13.
To have a care, to take care; to be on the guard, or to guard.
To have pleasure,to enjoy.
To have pain, to suffer.
To have sorrow, to be grieved or afflicted.
With would and should.
He would have, he desires to have, or he requires.
He should have, he ought to have.
But the various uses of have in such phrases,and its uses as an auxiliary verb, are fully explained in grammars. As an auxiliary, it assists in forming the perfect tense, as I have formed, thou hast formed, he hath or has formed, we have formed, and the prior-past tense, as I had seen, thou hadst seen, he had seen.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: rich person, wealthy person, have] v
1: 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" [syn: have, have got, hold]
2: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" [syn: have, feature] [ant: lack, miss]
3: go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: experience, receive, have, get]
4: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: own, have, possess]
5: 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" [syn: get, let, have]
6: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: consume, ingest, take in, take, have] [ant: abstain, desist, refrain]
7: have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
8: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: hold, throw, have, make, give]
9: have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"
10: be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"
11: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: have, experience]
12: suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
13: 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" [syn: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make]
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!"; "Please accept my present" [syn: accept, take, have] [ant: decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down]
15: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn: receive, have]
16: 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" [syn: suffer, sustain, have, get]
17: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: have, get, make]
18: cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have]
19: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" [syn: take, have]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (had; having; has) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English habban; akin to Old High German hab?n to have, and perhaps to hevan to lift — more at heave Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to hold or maintain as a possession, privilege, or entitlement <they have a new car> <I have my rights> b. to hold in one's use, service, regard, or at one's disposal <the group will have enough tickets for everyone> <we don't have time to stay> c. to hold, include, or contain as a part or whole <the car has power brakes> <April has 30 days> 2. to feel obligation in regard to — usually used with an infinitive with to <we have things to do> <have a deadline to meet> 3. to stand in a certain relationship to <has three fine children> <we will have the wind at our backs> 4. a. to acquire or get possession of ; obtain <these shoes are the best to be had> b. receive <had news> c. accept; specifically to accept in marriage d. to copulate with 5. a. to be marked or characterized by (a quality, attribute, or faculty) <both have red hair> <has a way with words> b. exhibit, show <had the gall to refuse> c. use, exercise <have mercy on us> 6. a. to experience especially by submitting to, undergoing, or suffering <I have a cold> b. to make the effort to perform (an action) or engage in (an activity) <have a look at that cut> c. to entertain in the mind <have an opinion> 7. a. to cause or command to do something — used with the infinitive without to <have the children stay> b. to cause to be in a certain place or state <has people around at all times> 8. allow <we'll have no more of that> 9. to be competent in <has only a little French> 10. a. to hold in a position of disadvantage or certain defeat <we have him now> b. to take advantage of ; trick, fool <been had by a partner> 11. bear 2a <have a baby> 12. to partake of <have dinner> <have a piece> 13. bribe, suborn <can be had for a price> verbal auxiliary 1. — used with the past participle to form the present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect <has gone home> <had already eaten> <will have finished dinner by then> 2. to be compelled, obliged, or required — used with an infinitive with to or to alone <we had to go> <do what you have to> <it has to be said> II. noun Date: 1836 one that is well-endowed especially in material wealth

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present has; past and past part. had) --v.tr. 1 hold in possession as one's property or at one's disposal; be provided with (has a car; had no time to read; has nothing to wear). 2 hold in a certain relationship (has a sister; had no equals). 3 contain as a part or quality (house has two floors; has green eyes). 4 a undergo, experience, enjoy, suffer (had a good time; had a shock; has a headache). b be subjected to a specified state (had my car stolen; the book has a page missing). c cause, instruct, or invite (a person or thing) to be in a particular state or take a particular action (had him dismissed; had us worried; had my hair cut; had a copy made; had them to stay). 5 a engage in (an activity) (had an argument; had sex). b hold (a meeting, party, etc.). 6 eat or drink (had a beer). 7 (usu. in neg.) accept or tolerate; permit to (I won't have it; will not have you say such things). 8 a let (a feeling etc.) be present (have no doubt; has a lot of sympathy for me; have nothing against them). b show or feel (mercy, pity, etc.) towards another person (have pity on him; have mercy!). c (foll. by to + infin.) show by action that one is influenced by (a feeling, quality, etc.) (have the goodness to leave now). 9 a give birth to (offspring). b conceive mentally (an idea etc.). 10 receive, obtain (had a letter from him; not a ticket to be had). 11 be burdened with or committed to (has a job to do; have my garden to attend to). 12 a have obtained (a qualification) (has six O levels). b know (a language) (has no Latin). 13 sl. a get the better of (I had him there). b (usu. in passive) Brit. cheat, deceive (you were had). 14 coarse sl. have sexual intercourse with. --v.aux. (with past part. or ellipt., to form the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses, and the conditional mood) (have worked; had seen; will have been; had I known, I would have gone; have you met her? yes, I have). --n. 1 (usu. in pl.) colloq. a person who has wealth or resources. 2 sl. a swindle. Phrases and idioms: had best see BEST. had better would find it prudent to. had rather see RATHER. have a care see CARE. have done, have done with see DONE. have an eye for, have eyes for, have an eye to see EYE. have a good mind to see MIND. have got to colloq. = have to. have had it colloq. 1 have missed one's chance. 2 have passed one's prime. 3 have been killed, defeated, etc. have it 1 (foll. by that + clause) express the view that. 2 win a decision in a vote etc. 3 colloq. have found the answer etc. have it away (or off) Brit. coarse sl. have sexual intercourse. have it both ways see BOTH. have it in for colloq. be hostile or ill-disposed towards. have it out (often foll. by with) colloq. attempt to settle a dispute by discussion or argument. have it one's own way see WAY. have-not (usu. in pl.) colloq. a person lacking wealth or resources. have nothing to do with see DO(1). have on 1 be wearing (clothes). 2 be committed to (an engagement). 3 colloq. tease, play a trick on. have out get (a tooth etc.) extracted (had her tonsils out). have something (or nothing) on a person 1 know something (or nothing) discreditable or incriminating about a person. 2 have an (or no) advantage or superiority over a person. have to be obliged to, must. have to do with see DO(1). have up Brit. colloq. bring (a person) before a court of justice, interviewer, etc. Etymology: OE habban f. Gmc, prob. rel. to HEAVE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Start Start, n. 1. The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion. The fright awakened Arcite with a start. --Dryden. 2. A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort. For she did speak in starts distractedly. --Shak. Nature does nothing by starts and leaps, or in a hurry. --L'Estrange. 3. A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy. To check the starts and sallies of the soul. --Addison. 4. The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; -- opposed to finish. The start of first performance is all. --Bacon. I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. --Shak. At a start, at once; in an instant. [Obs.] At a start he was betwixt them two. --Chaucer. To get, or have, the start, to before another; to gain or have the advantage in a similar undertaking; -- usually with of. ``Get the start of the majestic world.'' --Shak. ``She might have forsaken him if he had not got the start of her.'' --Dryden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Have Have, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Had; p. pr. & vb. n. Having. Indic. present, I have, thou hast, he has; we, ye, they have.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf. h[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben, OFries, hebba, OHG. hab?n, G. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva, Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere, whence F. avoir. Cf. Able, Avoirdupois, Binnacle, Habit.] 1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm. 2. 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. 3. To accept possession of; to take or accept. Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou have me? --Shak. 4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get. --Shak. 5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require. It had the church accurately described to me. --Sir W. Scott. Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? --Ld. Lytton. 6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child. 7. To hold, regard, or esteem. Of them shall I be had in honor. --2 Sam. vi. 22. 8. To cause or force to go; to take. ``The stars have us to bed.'' --Herbert. ``Have out all men from me.'' --2 Sam. xiii. 9. 9. 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. --Shak. 10. 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. 11. To understand. You have me, have you not? --Shak. 12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him. [Slang] Note: Have, as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved; I shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the possession of the object in the state indicated by the participle; as, I have conquered him, I have or hold him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost this independent significance, and is used with the participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs as a device for expressing past time. Had is used, especially in poetry, for would have or should have. Myself for such a face had boldly died. --Tennyson. 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 done (with). See under Do, v. i. 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. Syn: To possess; to own. See Possess.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Have Have, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Had; p. pr. & vb. n. Having. Indic. present, I have, thou hast, he has; we, ye, they have.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf. h[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben, OFries, hebba, OHG. hab?n, G. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva, Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere, whence F. avoir. Cf. Able, Avoirdupois, Binnacle, Habit.] 1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm. 2. 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. 3. To accept possession of; to take or accept. Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou have me? --Shak. 4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get. --Shak. 5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require. It had the church accurately described to me. --Sir W. Scott. Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? --Ld. Lytton. 6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child. 7. To hold, regard, or esteem. Of them shall I be had in honor. --2 Sam. vi. 22. 8. To cause or force to go; to take. ``The stars have us to bed.'' --Herbert. ``Have out all men from me.'' --2 Sam. xiii. 9. 9. 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. --Shak. 10. 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. 11. To understand. You have me, have you not? --Shak. 12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him. [Slang] Note: Have, as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved; I shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the possession of the object in the state indicated by the participle; as, I have conquered him, I have or hold him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost this independent significance, and is used with the participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs as a device for expressing past time. Had is used, especially in poetry, for would have or should have. Myself for such a face had boldly died. --Tennyson. 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 done (with). See under Do, v. i. 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. Syn: To possess; to own. See Possess.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Have Have, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Had; p. pr. & vb. n. Having. Indic. present, I have, thou hast, he has; we, ye, they have.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf. h[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben, OFries, hebba, OHG. hab?n, G. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva, Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere, whence F. avoir. Cf. Able, Avoirdupois, Binnacle, Habit.] 1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm. 2. 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. 3. To accept possession of; to take or accept. Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou have me? --Shak. 4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get. --Shak. 5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require. It had the church accurately described to me. --Sir W. Scott. Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? --Ld. Lytton. 6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child. 7. To hold, regard, or esteem. Of them shall I be had in honor. --2 Sam. vi. 22. 8. To cause or force to go; to take. ``The stars have us to bed.'' --Herbert. ``Have out all men from me.'' --2 Sam. xiii. 9. 9. 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. --Shak. 10. 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. 11. To understand. You have me, have you not? --Shak. 12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him. [Slang] Note: Have, as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved; I shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the possession of the object in the state indicated by the participle; as, I have conquered him, I have or hold him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost this independent significance, and is used with the participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs as a device for expressing past time. Had is used, especially in poetry, for would have or should have. Myself for such a face had boldly died. --Tennyson. 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 done (with). See under Do, v. i. 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. Syn: To possess; to own. See Possess.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

I. AUXILIARY VERB USES (has, having, had) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In spoken English, forms of 'have' are often shortened, for example 'I have' is shortened to 'I've' and 'has not' is shortened to 'hasn't'. 1. You use the forms have and has with a past participle to form the present perfect tense of verbs. Alex has already gone... My term hasn't finished yet... What have you found so far?... Frankie hasn't been feeling well for a long time. AUX: AUX -ed, AUX -ed, AUX -ed, AUX been -ing 2. You use the form had with a past participle to form the past perfect tense of verbs. When I met her, she had just returned from a job interview... AUX: AUX -ed 3. Have is used in question tags. You haven't sent her away, have you?... AUX: cl AUX n 4. You use have when you are confirming or contradicting a statement containing 'have', 'has', or 'had', or answering a question. 'Have you been to York before?'—'Yes we have.' AUX: AUX 5. The form having with a past participle can be used to introduce a clause in which you mention an action which had already happened before another action began. He arrived in San Francisco, having left New Jersey on January 19th... AUX: AUX -ed II. USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS (has, having, had) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Have' is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. 1. You can use have followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would be possible to use the same word as a verb. For example, you can say 'I had a look at the photos' instead of 'I looked at the photos.' I went out and had a walk around... She rested for a while, then had a wash and changed her clothes... I'll have a think about that... VERB: no passive, V n, V n, V n 2. In normal spoken or written English, people use have with a wide range of nouns to talk about actions and events, often instead of a more specific verb. For example people are more likely to say 'we had ice cream' or 'he's had a shock' than 'we ate ice cream', or 'he's suffered a shock'. Come and have a meal with us tonight... She had an operation on her knee at the clinic... His visit had a great effect on them. VERB: no passive, V n, V n, V n III. OTHER VERB USES AND PHRASES (has, having, had) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. You use have to say that someone or something owns a particular thing, or when you are mentioning one of their qualities or characteristics. Oscar had a new bicycle... I want to have my own business... You have beautiful eyes... Do you have any brothers and sisters?... I have no doubt at all in my own mind about this... Have you any valuables anywhere else in the house?... VERB: no passive, V n, V n, V n, V n, V n, V n adv/prep 2. If you have something to do, you are responsible for doing it or must do it. He had plenty of work to do... I have some important calls to make. VERB: no passive, V n to-inf, V n to-inf 3. You can use have instead of 'there is' to say that something exists or happens. For example, you can say 'you have no alternative' instead of 'there is no alternative', or 'he had a good view from his window' instead of 'there was a good view from his window'. He had two tenants living with him... We haven't any shops on the island... VERB: no passive, V n, V n 4. If you have something such as a part of your body in a particular position or state, it is in that position or state. Mary had her eyes closed... As I was working, I had the radio on... He had his hand on Maria's shoulder. VERB: no passive, V n adj/adv/prep, V n adj/adv/prep, V n adj/adv/prep 5. If you have something done, someone does it for you or you arrange for it to be done. I had your rooms cleaned and aired... You've had your hair cut, it looks great... VERB: no passive, V n -ed, V n -ed 6. If someone has something unpleasant happen to them, it happens to them. We had our money stolen... The dance hall once even had its roof blown off in World War II. VERB: no passive, V n -ed, V n -ed 7. If you have someone do something, you persuade, cause, or order them to do it. The bridge is not as impressive as some guides would have you believe... Mr Gower had had us all working so hard. VERB: no passive, V n inf, V n -ing 8. If someone has you by a part of your body, they are holding you there and they are trying to hurt you or force you to go somewhere. When the police came, Larry had him by the ear and was beating his head against the pavement. VERB: no passive, V n by n 9. If you have something from someone, they give it to you. You can have my ticket... I had comments from people in all age groups. VERB: no passive, V n, V n 10. If you have an illness or disability, you suffer from it. I had a headache... He might be having a heart attack... VERB: no passive, V n, V n 11. If a woman has a baby, she gives birth to it. If she is having a baby, she is pregnant. My wife has just had a baby boy... VERB: no passive, V n 12. You can use have in expressions such as 'I won't have it' or 'I'm not having that', to mean that you will not allow or put up with something. I'm not having any of that nonsense... I will not have the likes of you dragging down my reputation. VERB: with neg, V n, V n -ing 13. You can use has it in expressions such as 'rumour has it that' or 'as legend has it' when you are quoting something that you have heard, but you do not necessarily think it is true. Rumour has it that tickets were being sold for £300... PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR that [vagueness] 14. If someone has it in for you, they do not like you and they want to make life difficult for you. (INFORMAL) He's always had it in for the Dawkins family. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 15. If you have it in you, you have abilities and skills which you do not usually use and which only show themselves in a difficult situation. 'You were brilliant!' he said. 'I didn't know you had it in you.' PHRASE: V inflects, PHR pron, oft PHR pron to-inf 16. To have it off with someone or have it away with someone means to have sex with them. (BRIT INFORMAL, RUDE) PHRASE: V inflects, PHR with n, pl-n V 17. If you are having someone on, you are pretending that something is true when it is not true, for example as a joke or in order to tease them. (BRIT INFORMAL) Malone's eyes widened. 'You're having me on, Liam.' PHRASE: be inflects 18. If you have it out or have things out with someone, you discuss a problem or disagreement very openly with them, even if it means having an argument, because you think this is the best way to solve the problem. Why not have it out with your critic, discuss the whole thing face to face? PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR with n 19. to be had: see had to have had it: see had IV. MODAL PHRASES (has, having, had) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use have to when you are saying that something is necessary or required, or must happen. If you do not have to do something, it is not necessary or required. He had to go to Germany... They didn't have to pay tax. = must PHRASE 2. You can use have to in order to say that you feel certain that something is true or will happen. There has to be some kind of way out... = must PHRASE

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hav: "To have" is to own or possess; its various uses may be resolved into this, its proper meaning.

A few of the many changes in the Revised Version (British and American) are, for "a man that hath friends" (Pr 18:24), "maketh many friends," margin (Hebrew) "a man of friends"; for "all that I have" (Lu 15:31), "all that is mine"; for "we have peace with God" (Ro 5:1) the English Revised Version has "let us have," margin "some authorities read we have," the American Standard Revised Version as the King James Version margin "many ancient authorities read let us have"; for "what great conflict I have" (Col 2:1), "how greatly I strive"; for "will have" (Mt 9:13; 12:7), "desire"; Mt 27:43, "desireth"; for "would have" (Mr 6:19; Ac 10:10), "desired"; Ac 16:27, "was about"; 19:30, "was minded to"; 23:28 "desiring"; Heb 12:17, "desired to"; for "ye have" (Heb 10:34), the English Revised Version has "ye yourselves have," margin "ye have your ownselves," the American Standard Revised Version "ye have for yourselves," margin "many ancient authorities read, ye have your own selves for a better possession" (compare Lu 9:25; 21:19); "having heard" for "after that ye heard" (Eph 1:13); "having suffered before," for "even after that we had suffered" (1Th 2:2); "and thus, having," for "so after he had" (Heb 6:15).

W. L. Walker

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Hold (whether one's own or not), be in actual possession of. 2. Possess, own, be in possession of, be seized of. 3. Be favored with. 4. Be the subject of. 5. Regard, consider, esteem. 6. Require, wish, desire. 7. Obtain, acquire, receive, get, gain. 8. Be obliged, be under the necessity. 9. Accept (as husband or as wife), take. 10. Bear, bring forth, be delivered of.

Moby Thesaurus

absorb, accept, acquire, admit, affirm, allege, allow, annex, announce, annunciate, appreciate, apprehend, argue, arrange, assert, assever, asseverate, assimilate, assume, aver, avouch, avow, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be confined, be conscious of, be conversant with, be enfeoffed of, be exposed to, be informed, be possessed of, be seized of, be subjected to, be with one, bear, bear a child, bear with, bear young, beat, beget, beguile of, bilk, bind, blink at, boast, bosom, brook, bunco, burn, buy, buy off, calve, carry, cast, catch, catch on, cause, cause to, chalk up, cheat, cherish, chisel, chouse, chouse out of, claim, cling to, clip, cog, cog the dice, cognize, come by, come in for, command, compass, compel, compose, comprehend, comprise, con, conceive, conceptualize, condone, connive at, constrain, contain, contend, countenance, cozen, crib, deceive, declare, defraud, deliver, demand, derive, derive from, diddle, dig, digest, discern, distinguish, do in, do out of, drag down, draw, draw from, drink, drive, drop, eat, embody, embosom, embrace, encompass, encounter, endure, enforce, enjoy, entertain, enunciate, euchre, experience, express, farrow, father, fathom, fawn, feel, fill, finagle, fix, flam, fleece, flimflam, foal, fob, follow, fondle, fool, force, foster, fudge, gain, get, get hold of, get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, give birth, give birth to, go through, gouge, grasp, gull, gyp, harbor, have a baby, have and hold, have coming in, have in hand, have information about, have it taped, have knowledge of, have on, have tenure of, have young, hear of, hocus, hocus-pocus, hold, hold on to, hug, identify, impel, include, induce, indulge, insist, involve, issue a manifesto, keep, ken, kitten, know, know again, labor, labor under, lamb, land, lay down, learn, leave, let, lie in, litter, lubricate, maintain, make, make out, manifesto, master, meet, meet up with, meet with, mulct, must, nail, need, nurse, nurture, oblige, obtain, occupy, organize, ought to, outfox, outreach, outsmart, overlook, overreach, own, pack the deal, partake of, participate in, pass through, pay, peg, perceive, permit, pick up, pigeon, place, possess, practice fraud upon, predicate, prefer to, prehend, prepare, press, proclaim, procure, profess, pronounce, protest, pull down, pup, put, put it, put up with, read, realize, recall knowledge of, receive, recognize, reidentify, require, restrain, retain, rook, run up against, savvy, say, scam, screw, secure, see, seize, seize the meaning, sell gold bricks, sense, set down, set up, shave, shortchange, should, sire, sop, speak, speak out, speak up, spend, spot, square, squat, squat on, stack the cards, stand for, stand on, stand under, state, stick, sting, stomach, submit, subsume, suffer, sustain, swindle, take, take a dive, take in, take on, take over, tamper with, taste, tease, tell, thimblerig, throw, throw a fight, tie, tolerate, travail, treasure, treasure up, trick, undergo, understand, undo, use force upon, usucapt, victimize, whelp, wink at, wot, wot of, yean