have

[[t]hæv[/t]] unstressed [[t]həv, əv[/t]] for 26usually [[t]hæf[/t]]

v. and aux. v. pres. sing. 1st and 2nd pers. have,

1) to possess; own; hold for use; contain:

I have property. The work has an index[/ex]

2) to accept in some relation:

He wants to marry her, if she'll have him[/ex]

3) to get; receive; take:

to have a part in a play; to have news[/ex]

4) to experience, undergo, or endure:

Have a good time. He had a heart attack[/ex]

5) to hold in mind, sight, etc.:

to have doubts[/ex]

6) to cause to, as by command or invitation:

Have him come here at five[/ex]

7) to be in a certain relation to:

She has three cousins[/ex]

8) to show or exhibit in action or words:

She had the crust to refuse my invitation[/ex]

9) to be identified or distinguished by; possess the characteristic of:

This wood has a silky texture[/ex]

10) to engage in; carry on:

to have a talk; to have a fight[/ex]

11) to partake of; eat or drink:

We had cake for dessert[/ex]

12) to permit; allow:

I will not have any talking during the concert[/ex]

13) to assert or represent as being:

Rumor has it that she's moving[/ex]

14) to give birth to; beget:

to have a baby[/ex]

15) to hold an advantage over:

He has you there[/ex]

16) to outwit; deceive; cheat:

We realized we'd been had by a con artist[/ex]

17) to control or possess through bribery; bribe

18) to gain possession of:

There is none to be had at that price[/ex]

19) to hold or put in a certain position or situation:

The problem had me stumped[/ex]

20) to exercise; display:

Have pity on them[/ex]

21) to invite or cause to be present as a companion or guest:

We had Evelyn over for dinner[/ex]

22) to engage in sexual intercourse with

23) to know or be skilled in:

to have neither Latin nor Greek[/ex]

24) to be in possession of money or wealth:

those who have and those who have not[/ex]

25) (used with a past participle to form perfect tenses):

She has gone. I would have felt better if the hotel had cost less[/ex]

26) cvb to be required, compelled, or under obligation (fol. by infinitival to, with or without a main verb):

I have to leave now[/ex]

27) phv have at, to attack with vigor

28) one that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits

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- have done have had it have it coming have it in for have it out have to do with

Etymology: bef. 900; ME haven, habben, OE habban, c. OS hebbian, OHG habēn, ON hafa, Go haban usage: See of