have
- have
v.
1) (d; tr.) ('to keep') have about (BE), around (it's dangerous to have a gun around the house)
2) (d; tr.) to have against ('to consider as grounds for rejection, dislike') (I have nothing against him)
3) (d; tr.) to have for ('to consume') (what are we haveing for dinner?)
4) (colloq.) (d; tr.) to have on ('to possess evidence against') (you have nothing on me)
5) (E) ('to be obligated') we have to leave
6) (H; usu. with words such as nothing, something) I have nothing to say to her; I have nothing to wear; we have smt. to tell you
7) (esp. AE) (I) ('to cause') he had a gardener cut the grass (CE also has: he got a gardener to cut the grass); she had her research assistant look up the information; what would you have me do?
8) (J) we soon had them all laughing
9) (N; used with an adjective; past participle) ('to consume'); ('to cause') I'll have my martini dry; we had a meal sent up to our room; they had the building torn down; he had his hair cut; she had her tonsils removed
10) (misc.) he had two children by his first wife; to have it in for smb. ('to have a grudge against smb.'); she had a strange thing happen to her ('a strange thing happened to her')
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[hæv]
('to cause') I'll have my martini dry
he had his hair cut
she had her research assistant look up the information
she had her tonsils removed
they had the building torn down
we had a meal sent up to our room
we have smt. to tell you
what would you have me do?
she had a strange thing happen to her
to have it in for smb.
around
(E) ('to be obligated') we have to leave
(H; usu. with words such as nothing, something) I have nothing to say to her
(J) we soon had them all laughing
(misc.) he had two children by his first wife
have nothing to wear
(d; tr.) ('to keep') have about
(esp. AE) (I) ('to cause') he had a gardener cut the grass
' (d; tr.) to have against
(d; tr.) to have for
(colloq.) (d; tr.) to have on
Combinatory dictionary.
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hâve — hâve … Dictionnaire des rimes
have — [ weak əv, həv, strong hæv ] (3rd person singular has [ weak əz, həz, strong hæz ] ; past tense and past participle had [ weak əd, həd, strong hæd ] ) verb *** Have can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Have — (h[a^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Had} (h[a^]d); 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
have — (h[a^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Had} (h[a^]d); 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
have — (h[a^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Had} (h[a^]d); 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hâve — [ av ] adj. • 1548; frq. °haswa « gris comme le lièvre » ♦ Amaigri et pâli par la faim, la fatigue, la souffrance. ⇒ émacié, 1. maigre. Gens hâves et déguenillés. Visage, teint hâve. ⇒ blafard, blême. ⊗ CONTR. 1. Frais, replet. hâve adj. Litt.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
have — (v.) O.E. habban to own, possess; be subject to, experience, from P.Gmc. *haben (Cf. O.N. hafa, O.S. hebbjan, O.Fris. habba, Ger. haben, Goth. haban to have ), from PIE *kap to grasp (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable)). Not related to L … Etymology dictionary
have — have, hold, own, possess, enjoy are comparable when they mean to keep, control, retain, or experience as one s own. Have is the most general term and in itself carries no implication of a cause or reason for regarding the thing had as one s own… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
have\ to — • have (got) to v informal To be obliged or forced to; need to. Do you have to go now? He had to come. His parents made him. I have got to go to the doctor. I have to go to Church. See: have got to … Словарь американских идиом
have\ a\ go\ at — • have a go at • have a shot at • take a shot at v. phr. informal To try, especially after others have tried. Bob asked Dick to let him have a go at shooting at the target with Dick s rifle. She had a go at archery, but did not do very well … Словарь американских идиом
have — have; be·have; have·lock; mis·be·have; … English syllables
