Meaning of the word have in English

What does have mean in English? Explore the meaning, pronunciation, and specific usage of this word with Lingoland.

have

US /hæv/

UK /hæv/

possess, own, or hold

Example:

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I have a new car.

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Do you have any questions?

Synonym:

possess own hold keep retain

experience or undergo (a state, quality, or emotion)

Example:

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She has a cold.

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We had a great time at the party.

Synonym:

experience undergo suffer endure feel

eat, drink, or take (something)

Example:

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Let's have dinner together.

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I'll have a cup of tea, please.

Synonym:

eat drink consume take ingest

used with the past participle of another verb to form the present perfect and past perfect tenses

Example:

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I have finished my homework.

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She had already left when I arrived.