Synonyms of have
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as in to possess
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as in to accept
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as in to produce
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as in to deceive
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as in to experience
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as in to allow
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as in to bribe
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as in to hold
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as in to must
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as in owned
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as in accepted
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as in produced
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as in deceived
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as in experienced
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as in allowed
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as in bribed
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as in held
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as in money
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as in to possess
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles
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as in to accept
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone she refused to have him as a husband
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as in to produce
to bring forth from the womb
her grandmother had 11 children
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as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
he'd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the "art dealer" or his money again
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as in to allow
to give permission for or to approve of
I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement
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as in to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price
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as in to hold
to keep in one's mind or heart
I have never had an unkind thought for him do you have an opinion?
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as in money
a wealthy person
a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots
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as in owned
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles
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as in accepted
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone she refused to have him as a husband
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as in produced
to bring forth from the womb
her grandmother had 11 children
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as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
he'd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the "art dealer" or his money again
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as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
had a great time at the party had three operations on her leg
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as in allowed
to give permission for or to approve of
I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement
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as in bribed
to influence someone with a bribe
an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price
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as in held
to keep in one's mind or heart
I have never had an unkind thought for him do you have an opinion?
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Recent Examples of have
Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Huarte had four service breaks — the last being a cross-court passing shot on match point.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Regardless of whether this Final Four results in a national title the way six of the previous seven have, the game that got the Huskies there will go down as among the program’s greatest.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Police had Bumgardner take a breathalyzer test twice, several minutes apart.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Knicks Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, while Jalen Brunson scored 19 points.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Huarte had four service breaks — the last being a cross-court passing shot on match point.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
Scroll on to shop these bug-blasting must haves and more!
—Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Regardless of whether this Final Four results in a national title the way six of the previous seven have, the game that got the Huskies there will go down as among the program’s greatest.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
But yes, that was cold-blooded to Dickson, who clearly had a crush on her.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Police had Bumgardner take a breathalyzer test twice, several minutes apart.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have
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The high-profile event raises money for the Met’s Costume Institute, and each year the dress code for the gala takes cues from the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Americans cannot afford, in lives or in money, more unrestrained, never-ending wars.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Since January, tech executives, venture capitalists and business leaders have donated roughly $93 million to a nonprofit called Building a Better California, according to data on the secretary of state’s website.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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At one point, Musk was asked if he was romantically involved with the Canadian venture capitalist Shivon Zilis, with whom the billionaire shares four kids.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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Instead of the classic Belgian style that is thick with deep pockets, these are thinner with shallow pockets and are made from whole eggs, wheat, and oat flour.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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The club’s victorious April surely has the attention of a duo with deep pockets.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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