Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To be in possession of.
- intransitive verb To possess as a characteristic, quality, or function.
- intransitive verb To possess or contain as a constituent part.
- intransitive verb To occupy a particular relation to.
- intransitive verb To possess knowledge of or facility in.
- intransitive verb To hold in the mind; entertain.
- intransitive verb To use or exhibit in action.
- intransitive verb To come into possession of; acquire.
- intransitive verb To receive; get.
- intransitive verb To accept; take.
- intransitive verb To suffer from.
- intransitive verb To be subject to the experience of.
- intransitive verb To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion.
- intransitive verb To cause to be in a specified place or state.
- intransitive verb To permit; allow.
- intransitive verb To carry on, perform, or execute.
- intransitive verb To place at a disadvantage.
- intransitive verb Informal To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception.
- intransitive verb Informal To influence by dishonest means; bribe.
- intransitive verb To procreate (offspring).
- intransitive verb To give birth to; bear.
- intransitive verb To partake of.
- intransitive verb To be obliged to; must.
- intransitive verb To engage in sexual intercourse with.
- intransitive verb Used with a past participle to form the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses indicating completed action.
- noun One enjoying especially material wealth.
- idiom (have a mind to) To be inclined to (do something).
- idiom (had better/best) To be wise or obliged to; should or must.
- idiom (have done with) To stop; cease.
- idiom (have had it) To have endured all that one can.
- idiom (have had it) To be in a state beyond remedy, repair, or salvage.
- idiom (have had it) To have done everything that is possible or that will be permitted.
- idiom (have in mind) To remember or think of.
- idiom (have in mind) To intend or be inclined (to do something).
- idiom (have it) To assert; maintain.
- idiom (have it) To think and act with respect to (something being considered).
- idiom (have it) To gain a victory in a voice vote.
- idiom (have/have got) To be much better than (someone) at a particular endeavor.
- idiom (have/have got) To act in a hostile manner toward or intend to harm (someone), especially because of a grudge.
- idiom (have/have got) To have the capacity or disposition to (to do something).
- idiom (have it out) To settle decisively, especially by means of an argument or a discussion.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I know I have a personal interest in this being an editor but I *have* to take issue with the title here.
Honestly, Research Blogging, Get over yourself GamesWithWords 2010
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Homer: Uh, Lisa, the whole reason we have elected officials is so we don't _have_ to think all the time.
Poll: Obama Leads McCain, Dominates In Key Demographics 2009
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We have already discarded (I hope) It's (fill in a name) 's fault and Why the hell don't we have________!?
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We have already discarded (I hope) It's (fill in a name) 's fault and Why the hell don't we have________!?
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I have to add that I don't *have* to completely get a story, as long as I get most of it by the end, and as long as it's well-written.
my brain, it hurts mikandra 2009
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You just have to wonder about the Anne Arundel KIPP school... after all, why would a charter *have* to close because it couldn't get more space?
In Mathews' Vault... Kenneth Libby 2009
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We have already discarded (I hope) It's (fill in a name) 's fault and Why the hell don't we have________!?
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Truly you have to read the books as it is impossible to write in a few words what it took me to write in three books about the coming 2012 cataclysm. 2012 is complex; only one-third of the worlds population will survive and it is the end of the world, the original creation in this universe…..have to read the books to understand.
Surviving 2012: Ian O'Neill on Discovery Channel Sunday Night | Universe Today 2009
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I have a bad case of Dawn Phenomenon and *have* to eat breakfast or my blood glucose keeps rising.
Intermittent fasting guest blog | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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But as someone who loved reading both _How the Irish Saved Civilization_ and _Fahrenheit 451,_ I have to say, you _have_ to go on teaching this stuff --- tell them it's up to them to preserve it! life_of_a_fool commented at 11:55 PM~
Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2008
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