HAVE

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they have ... he / she / it has

Present simple (negative): I / you / we / they have not/haven't ... he / she / it has not/hasn't

Past simple: had

Past simple (negative): had not/hadn't

Past participle: had

-ing form: having

[/DIV.WBG]Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to be born

Example:

My wife had twins yesterday!

Synonyms:

bear; birth; deliver; give birth; have

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

bring forth; produce (bring forth or yield)

"Have" entails doing...:

conceive (become pregnant; undergo conception)

Verb group:

bear; carry; expect; gestate; have a bun in the oven (be pregnant with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

bear; carry; expect; gestate; have a bun in the oven (be pregnant with)

calve; have young (give birth to (a calf))

fawn (have fawns)

farrow; pig (give birth to (piglets))

pup; whelp (give birth to (a puppy))

litter (give birth to a litter of animals)

lamb (give birth to a lamb)

kitten (give birth to kittens)

cub (give birth to cubs)

foal (give birth to a foal)

drop (give birth; used for animals)

twin (give birth to twins)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Suffer from; be ill with

Example:

She has arthritis

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

hurt; suffer (feel pain or be in pain)

Verb group:

get; have; suffer; sustain (undergo (as of injuries and illnesses))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

Example:

He got his arm broken in the scuffle

Synonyms:

get; have; suffer; sustain

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

experience; get; have; receive (go through (mental or physical states or experiences))

Verb group:

have (suffer from; be ill with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

break down; collapse (collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack)

cramp (suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle)

break up; collapse; crack; crack up; crock up (suffer a nervous breakdown)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

Example:

He got a girl into trouble

Synonyms:

get; have; let

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

get; make (give certain properties to something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Sense 5

Meaning:

Undergo

Example:

The stocks had a fast run-up

Synonyms:

experience; have

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

encounter; meet; receive (experience as a reaction)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 6

Meaning:

Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

Example:

My wife made me buy a new sofa

Synonyms:

cause; get; have; induce; make; stimulate

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

compel; obligate; oblige (force somebody to do something)

suborn (induce to commit perjury or give false testimony)

inspire; instigate; prompt (serve as the inciting cause of)

lead (cause to undertake a certain action)

let (actively cause something to happen)

encourage (spur on)

solicit (incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination)

bring (induce or persuade)

persuade (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm)

decide (cause to decide)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE

Sense 7

Meaning:

Serve oneself to, or consume regularly

Example:

I don't take sugar in my coffee

Synonyms:

consume; have; ingest; take; take in

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

sup (take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon)

sop up; suck in; take in; take up (take up as if with a sponge)

sample; taste; try; try out (take a sample of)

fill; replete; sate; satiate (fill to satisfaction)

eat; feed (take in food; used of animals only)

partake; touch (consume)

booze; drink; fuddle; hit the bottle (consume alcohol)

drink; imbibe (take in liquids)

eat (take in solid food)

eat (eat a meal; take a meal)

habituate; use (take or consume (regularly or habitually))

cannibalise; cannibalize (eat human flesh)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They have the cake with sugar

Sense 8

Meaning:

Have sex with; archaic use

Example:

He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable

Synonyms:

have; take

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

bang; be intimate; bed; bonk; do it; eff; fuck; get it on; get laid; have a go at it; have intercourse; have it away; have it off; have sex; hump; jazz; know; lie with; love; make love; make out; roll in the hay; screw; sleep together; sleep with (have sexual intercourse with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 9

Meaning:

Organize or be responsible for

Example:

give a course

Synonyms:

give; have; hold; make; throw

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

direct (be in charge of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 10

Meaning:

Go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

Example:

have a feeling

Synonyms:

experience; get; have; receive

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

undergo (pass through)

"Have" entails doing...:

comprehend; perceive (to become aware of through the senses)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

get; have; suffer; sustain (undergo (as of injuries and illnesses))

take (experience or feel or submit to)

horripilate (have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 11

Meaning:

Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

Example:

She holds a Master's degree from Harvard

Synonyms:

have; have got; hold

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Verb group:

feature; have (have as a feature)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

carry (have or possess something abstract)

bear; hold (have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices)

carry; stock; stockpile (have on hand)

exert; maintain; wield (have and exercise)

monopolise; monopolize (have or exploit a monopoly of)

keep (have as a supply)

keep; maintain (maintain for use and service)

keep (look after; be the keeper of; have charge of)

hold on; keep (retain possession of)

keep; maintain; sustain (supply with necessities and support)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

They have the money

Derivation:

have (a person who possesses great material wealth)

Sense 12

Meaning:

Have ownership or possession of

Example:

How many cars does she have?

Synonyms:

have; own; possess

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Verb group:

feature; have (have as a feature)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

prepossess (possess beforehand)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

have (a person who possesses great material wealth)

Sense 13

Meaning:

Have left

Example:

They have two more years before they retire

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

leave (have left or have as a remainder)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 14

Meaning:

Get something; come into possession of

Example:

receive letters from the front

Synonyms:

have; receive

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Verb group:

accept; have; take (receive willingly something given or offered)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

inherit (receive by genetic transmission)

graduate (receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies)

fence (receive stolen goods)

accept (receive (a report) officially, as from a committee)

hustle (get by trying hard)

take in; take up (accept)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Sentence examples:

The banks have the check

They have more bread

They have the money

Sense 15

Meaning:

Receive willingly something given or offered

Example:

Please accept my present

Synonyms:

accept; have; take

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Verb group:

have; receive (get something; come into possession of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

accept; admit; take; take on (admit into a group or community)

welcome (accept gladly)

honor; honour (accept as pay)

adopt; borrow; take over; take up (take up and practice as one's own)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Sense 16

Meaning:

Achieve a point or goal

Example:

She made 29 points that day

Synonyms:

get; have; make

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)

Verb group:

make (act in a certain way so as to acquire)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 17

Meaning:

Have a personal or business relationship with someone

Example:

have a lover

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "have" is one way to...):

interact (act together or towards others or with others)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 18

Meaning:

Have as a feature

Example:

This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France

Synonyms:

feature; have

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Verb group:

have; have got; hold (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense)

have; own; possess (have ownership or possession of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "have"):

carry (have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence)

wear (have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality)

read; say (have or contain a certain wording or form)

carry; pack; take (have with oneself; have on one's person)

brim (be completely full)

abound; bristle; burst (be in a state of movement or action)

bristle (have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles)

imply; involve (have as a necessary feature)

possess (have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill)

boast; feature; sport (wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner)

star (feature as the star)

combine; unite (have or possess in combination)

give off (have as a by-product)

bear (have)

carry (be equipped with (a mast or sail))

carry (have a certain range)

bear; wear (have on one's person)

wear (have or show an appearance of)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Antonym:

lack (be without)

Sense 19

Meaning:

Be confronted with

Example:

Now we have a fine mess

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

He counted them with care, and then joined his partner in cursing the power of the Wild that had robbed them of another dog.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Here he was born, and here he had lived the four years of his life.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Well, dearies, how have you got on today?

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The bell, which had seemed straight ahead, was now sounding from the side.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

It was so near the time of starting that I had no time to ask any one else, for it was all very mysterious and not by any means comforting.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should lose them.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

We'll put it, for argument like, that your captain has a cut on one cheek—and we'll put it, if you like, that that cheek's the right one.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

So strange an accident has happened to us that I cannot forbear recording it, although it is very probable that you will see me before these papers can come into your possession.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

He has, for many years, lived in a small farm upon the Downs five miles from Eastbourne, where his time is divided between philosophy and agriculture.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Have you set them forth according to rule?

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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