to possess; own; hold for use; contain

He has property. The work has an index.

to hold, possess, or accept in some relation, as of kindred or relative position

He wanted to marry her, but she wouldn't have him.

to get, receive, or take

to have a part in a play; to have news.

to experience, undergo, or endure, as joy or pain

Have a good time. He had a heart attack last year.

to hold in mind, sight, etc.

to have doubts.

to cause to, as by command or invitation

Have him come here at five.

to be related to or be in a certain relation to

She has three cousins. He has a kind boss.

to show or exhibit in action or words

She had the crust to refuse my invitation.

to be identified or distinguished by; possess the characteristic of

He has a mole on his left cheek. This wood has a silky texture.

to engage in or carry on

to have a talk; to have a fight.

to partake of; eat or drink

He had cake and coffee for dessert.

to permit or allow

I will not have any talking during the concert.

to assert, maintain, or represent as being

Rumor has it that she's going to be married.

to know, understand, or be skilled in

to have neither Latin nor Greek.

to beget or give birth to

to have a baby.

to hold an advantage over

He has you there.

to outwit, deceive, or cheat

We realized we'd been had by an expert con artist.

to control or possess through bribery; bribe.

to gain possession of

There is none to be had at that price.

to hold or put in a certain position or situation

The problem had me stumped. They had him where they wanted him.

to exercise, display, or make use of

Have pity on him.

to invite or cause to be present as a companion or guest

We had Evelyn and Everett over for dinner. He has his bodyguard with him at all times.

to engage in sexual intercourse with.

to be in possession of money or wealth

There are some who have and some who have not.

(used with a past participle to form perfect tenses)

She has gone. It would have been an enjoyable party if he hadn't felt downcast.

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

I have to leave now. I didn't want to study, but I had to.

Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits ( contrasted with have-not ). ?

have at, to go at vigorously; attack

First he decided to have at his correspondence.

had better or best

ought to

You'd better go now, it's late.

had rather. rather ( def. 7 ) .

have done

to cease; finish

It seemed that they would never have done with their struggle.

have had it

to become weary of or disgusted with whatever one has been doing

I've been working like a fool, but now I've had it.

to suffer defeat; fail

He was a great pitcher, but after this season he'll have had it.

to have missed a last opportunity

He refused to take any more excuses and told them all that they'd had it.

to become unpopular or passé

Quiz shows have had it.

have it coming

to merit or deserve

When they lost their fortune, everyone said that they had it coming.

have it in for

to plan or wish to do something unpleasant to; hold a grudge against

She has it in for intelligent students who fail to use their abilities.

have it out

to come to an understanding or decision through discussion or combat

We've been in disagreement about this for a long time, and I think we should have it out, once and for all.

have on

to be clothed in; be wearing

She had on a new dress.

to have arranged or planned

What do you have on for Christmas?

to tease (a person); make the butt of a joke. Compare put ( def. 35 ) .

have to do with

to be connected or associated with

Your lack of confidence probably had a lot to do with your not getting the job.

to deal with; be concerned with

I will have nothing to do with their personal squabbles.

to have and to hold

to possess legally; have permanent possession of

The house, with the mortgage finally paid, was at last their own to have and to hold.