I Car Somebody/Something She's Unpleasant Hold Show Actions

• he had a new car and a boat.
• have you got a job yet?
• i don't have that much money on me.
• she's got a ba in english.

have

Verb Forms

1. to own, hold or possess something
• He had a new car and a boat.
• Have you got a job yet?
• I don't have that much money on me.
• She's got a BA in English.
2. be made up of
• In 2018 the party had 10 000 members.
3. to show a quality or feature
• The ham had a smoky flavour.
• The house has gas-fired central heating.
• The car has four-wheel drive.
• They have a lot of courage.
• He's got a front tooth missing.
4. to show a particular quality by your actions
• Surely she didn't have the nerve to say that to him?
5. used to show a particular relationship
• He's got three children.
• Do you have a client named Peters?
6. to be able to make use of something because it is available
• Have you got time to call him?
• We have no choice in the matter.
7. to be in a position where you ought to do something
• We have a duty to care for the refugees.
8. to be in a position of needing to do something
• I've got a lot of homework tonight.
• I must go—I have a bus to catch.
9. to let a feeling or thought come into your mind
• He had the strong impression that someone was watching him.
• We've got a few ideas for the title.
• I've got it! We'll call it ‘Word Magic’.
10. to suffer from an illness or a disease
• I've got a headache.

Extra Examples

• He found out that he had HIV just last year.
• I had a cold yesterday and I couldn't come to work.
11. to hold somebody/something in the way mentioned
• She'd got him by the collar.
• He had his head in his hands.
12. to place or keep something in a particular position
• Mary had her back to me.
• I soon had the fish in a net.
13. to experience something
• I went to a few parties and had a good time.
• I was having difficulty in staying awake.
• She'll have an accident one day.
14. to organize or hold an event
• Let's have a party.
15. to eat, drink or smoke something
• to have breakfast/lunch/dinner
• I'll have the salmon (= for example, in a restaurant).
• I had a cigarette while I was waiting.

Extra Examples

• Have you had breakfast yet?
• I just had a sandwich for lunch.
16. to perform a particular action
• I had a swim to cool down.
• to have a wash/shower/bath
• We had a very interesting discussion about climate change.
17. to give birth to somebody/something
• She's going to have a baby.
• Our cat has just had five kittens.
18. to produce a particular effect
• His paintings had a strong influence on me as a student.
• The colour green has a restful effect.
19. to receive something from somebody
• I had a letter from my brother this morning.
• Can I have a Coke, please?
20. to be given something; to have something done to you
• I'm having treatment for my back problem.
• How many driving lessons have you had so far?
21. to experience the effects of somebody’s actions
• We have orders coming in from all over the world.
22. to suffer the effects of what somebody else does to you
• She had her bag stolen.
23. to cause something to be done for you by somebody else
• You've had your hair cut!
• We're having our car repaired.
24. to tell or arrange for somebody to do something for you
• He had the bouncers throw them out of the club.
• I'll have you know (= I'm telling you) I'm a black belt in judo.
• She's always having the builders in to do something or other.
25. to cause somebody/something to be in a particular state; to make somebody react in a particular way
• I want to have everything ready in good time.
• He had his audience listening attentively.
26. to be with somebody
• She had some friends with her.
27. to take care of somebody/something in your home, especially for a limited period
• We're having the kids for the weekend.
28. to entertain somebody in your home
• We had some friends to dinner last night.
29. to allow something; to accept something without complaining
• I'm sick of your rudeness—I won't have it any longer!
• We can't have people arriving late all the time.
30. to put somebody at a disadvantage in an argument
• You've got me there. I hadn't thought of that.
31. to have sex with somebody
• He had her in his office.
32. to trick or cheat somebody
• I'm afraid you've been had.
33. to take or accept somebody for a particular role
• Who can we have as treasurer?
34. to dislike somebody because of something bad they have done to you in the past
• I don’t have anything against her, we just don’t get along.
35. to finish something unpleasant so that it does not continue
• Let's have done with this silly argument.
36. to be in a very bad condition; to be unable to be repaired
• The car had had it.
37. to be extremely tired
• I've had it! I'm going to bed.
38. to have lost all chance of surviving something
• When the truck smashed into me, I thought I'd had it.
39. to be going to experience something unpleasant
• Dad saw you scratch the car—you've had it now!
40. to be unable to accept a situation any longer
• I’ve had it (up to here) with him—he’s done it once too often.
41. to claim that it is a fact that…
• Rumour has it that we'll have a new manager soon.
42. to be likely to suffer the unpleasant effects of your actions and to deserve to do so
• It was no surprise when she left him—everyone knew he had it coming to him.
43. to not like somebody and be unpleasant to them
44. to be capable of doing something
• Everyone thinks he has it in him to produce a literary classic.
• You were great. I didn't know you had it in you.
• You spoke really well at that meeting, standing up for us all. I never knew you had it in you.
45. to have sex with somebody
46. to be not nearly as good as somebody/something
• SEE ALSO have (got) something on somebody
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/have-on
47. not willing to listen to or believe something
• I tried to persuade her to wait but she wasn't having any.
48. other things, people, etc. of the same kind
• There's room in the cellar to store old furniture and what have you.

Word Origin

• Old English habban, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hebben and German haben, also probably to heave.