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to keep, control, or experience as oneʼs own<Aunt Chloe has 31 pairs of red shoes>Synonymscommand, enjoy, hold, occupy, own, possess, retainRelated Wordskeep, reserve, withhold; bear, carry; boast, show off, sportNear Antonymsabandon, cede, disclaim, disown, hand over, relinquish, renounce, surrender, yield; discard, dump; decline, reject, repudiate, spurn; need, requireAntonymslack, want
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to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly<I agreed to have the job of calling everybody on the phone><asked her to marry him, but she would not have him>— see take 2
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to bring forth from the womb<her grandmother had 11 children>— see bear 1
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to cause to believe what is untrue<heʼd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the “art dealer” or his money again>— see deceive
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to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it<had a great time at the party><had three operations on her leg>— see experience
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to give permission for or to approve of<I will not have any more nonsense>— see allow 1
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to influence someone with a bribe<the guard at the gate would not be had, no matter what anyone offered to pay him to let them join the celebrity gala>— see bribe
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to keep in oneʼs mind or heart<I have never had an unkind thought for him><do you have an opinion?>— see harbor 1
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