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verb (1)

ˈhav How to pronounce have (audio)
Definition of havenext
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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 experience
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 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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have

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noun

ˈhav How to pronounce have (audio)
as in money
a wealthy person a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots

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have (to)

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verb (2)

as in to must
to be under necessity or obligation to I have to take out the trash before we can leave has to take medicine for her heart

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had

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verb (3)

past tense of have
1
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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5
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
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Portland midfielder Diego Gonzalez struck the post minutes before halftime, while Crull had a header cleared off the line by Portland defender Brecc Evans in the 69th minute. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026 Crutchfield said Midland covers a large geographic portion of the county but has no early voting location, requiring many residents to drive to Concord or the Cabarrus Arena to cast ballots before Election Day. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Noun
On the other hand, these returns are extremely concentrated, and the venture haves will have more, while the have-nots will have even less. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Often, football is described as a game of haves and have-nots. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Verb
Leipzig had locker room issues a few years ago, when a few players were regarded as not pulling their weight — and Schlager was one of the senior figures who challenged them and urged them to improve their mentality. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Zhao Junjie, a chemical engineering student who said Saturday’s game was first time attending such an event, had a similar thought. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for have
Recent Examples of Synonyms for have
  1. possess
  2. accept
  3. produce
  4. deceive
  5. experience
  6. allow
  7. bribe
  8. hold
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  • Even after raising billions through equity offerings during and after the meme-stock phenomenon, questions remain over whether GameStop possesses the financial firepower or operational capability to absorb a business several times its own size.
    — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The princess possesses an enviable wardrobe featuring pieces from the world’s most prestigious fashion houses.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
Definition of possess
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  • That establishment Democrats didn’t accept him made his candidacy even more appealing.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • Guild will accept applicants with credit scores as low as 540, whereas many lenders require a credit score of 620 or higher.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of accept
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  • Bertha is expected to produce total rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches with isolated higher totals to 6 inches through Thursday along the central to the western Gulf Coast from western Florida to southern Texas.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The sheriff's office said ballistic testing performed with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives later produced forensic evidence linking the two murders.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of produce
Verb
  • In an era when AI generates convincing falsehoods at scale and a third of teenagers report being deceived by fake content online, the ability to weigh evidence critically is not an academic exercise but a plain necessity.
    — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Andreas Schjelderup opened the scoring with a spectacular cross-shot that deceived Jordan Pickford and, although Jude Bellingham struck back for England in first-half stoppage time, Norway looked the more likely winners as the second period wore on.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of deceive
Verb
  • And internet watchdog NetBlocks, which monitors worldwide internet access, noted that Facebook and Instagram users were experiencing international outages, unrelated to any country-level internet disruption.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • My cousin, who is also experiencing financial difficulties, agreed to move in for one to two years to help out.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 18 July 2026
Definition of experience
Verb
  • In Montana, Marshall Bloom, an associate director at Rocky Mountain Labs, told the Ravalli County Board of Health in a July meeting that the scientists have been suspended and aren’t allowed on campus amid an internal NIH investigation.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Charlotte Water is currently only allowed to transfer up to 33 million gallons of water daily.
    — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of allow
Verb
  • In exchange, the indictment said, the bettors bribed Beasley and his debts to Davis were reduced or eliminated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Undercover recordings allegedly captured Owens detailing how public officials could be bribed and how the illicit funds could be laundered through businesses and campaign donations, the outlet reported.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of bribe
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  • Adjacent to the tent, a small green building holds this year’s newest cannabis display and awards category, homegrown cultivation.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026
  • That said, France were favourites in the last final and Argentina beat them, albeit by the finest of margins, recovering from the shock of Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick before holding their nerve to win the penalty shootout.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of hold

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