1
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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2
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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3
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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Recent Examples of have
Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 6 June 2025
Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Behind the scenes, the information divide between baseball's haves and have-nots looks even larger as the talent divide on the field.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Summers has two siblings: a sister named Taylor and a brother named Will.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 6 June 2025
Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
Children arrive into a trammeling grid of haves and have-nots set up long before their birth, a net that individual struggles serve only to tighten.
—Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Behind the scenes, the information divide between baseball's haves and have-nots looks even larger as the talent divide on the field.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have
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So, for an organisation struggling to find the money needed to make English football’s grassroots facilities green and pleasant once more, Khan’s offer was timely and tempting.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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The film’s most frightening scene is a fight between Claire and her mom, when the manipulative young woman tries every tactic imaginable to extort money from Kate, from tearing out her hair to kidnapping Cooper.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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In addition, venture capitalists are seeking business ideas formulated by designers, versus technology experts with utilitarian approaches.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Tech companies, venture capitalists, states and others are competing for electricity and straining the nation’s electric grid.—
Matthew Daly,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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The companies navigating this transition successfully will be those with real business models and deep pockets, not land speculators.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
28 May 2025
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Both attract a similar customer: a discerning client with superior tastes and deep pockets.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Have.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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