have

A1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words

Also spelled avin, aving, hae, hast, and havin

US /hæv/ UK /ˈhæv/ See IPA manual

Freq #20

Meanings

1

verb
To own or possess something.

I have a house and a car.
2

verb
To include something as a part or feature.

The shirt has long sleeves.
3

verb
To experience or be affected by something.

I have a headache today.
4

verb
To be related to or connected with a person.

I have two sisters.

Verb forms

have, had, had irregular verb

Thesaurus

Synonyms

take

Word family

Derived forms behavehaggadayhavablehaveshavingnessheftmishavemust-havenice-to-have

Related forms partake

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Phrases (32)

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have a baby
to give birth to a child

Verb + noun
have a boy
to give birth to or be the parent of a male child

Verb + noun
have a boyfriend
be in a romantic relationship with a man

Verb + noun
have a coffee
to drink a cup of coffee, often in a social context

Verb + noun
have a dream
experience a dream while sleeping, or hold a strong ambition

Verb + noun
have a drink
consume a beverage, especially in a social setting

Verb + noun

Idioms (18)

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have a sweet tooth
To have a strong liking for sugary food.
have a go
to make an attempt at doing something
have a soft spot for someone
To feel particular fondness or affection for a person or thing.
have your hands full
To be very busy or fully occupied with responsibilities.
as luck would have it
By a fortunate coincidence, often introducing an unexpectedly helpful event.
have a crack at
to make an attempt at doing something

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English habban Middle English haven English have From Middle English haven, from Old English habban (“to have”), from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have”), durative of *habjaną (“to lift, take up”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, present tense of *kap- (“to take, seize, catch”). Related to heave. Since there is no common Indo-European root for a transitive possessive verb have (notice that Latin habeō is not etymologically related to English have), Proto-…

*kap- Proto-Indo-European haven Middle English habban Old English *habbjan Proto-West Germanic *habjaną Proto-Germanic *kh₂pyéti Proto-Indo-European

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# have

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /hæv/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhæv/
**Frequency rank:** 20

## Meanings
1. To own or possess something.
2. To include something as a part or feature.
3. To experience or be affected by something.
4. To be related to or connected with a person.

## Examples
- I have a house and a car.
- The shirt has long sleeves.
- I have a headache today.
- I have two sisters.

## Synonyms
- take

## Derived Forms
- behave
- haggaday
- havable
- haves
- havingness
- heft
- mishave
- must-have
- nice-to-have

## Related Forms
- partake

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kap-
- Root: haven
- Root: habban
- Root: *habbjan
- Root: *habjaną
- Root: *kh₂pyéti

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English habban Middle English haven English have From Middle English haven, from Old English habban (“to have”), from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have”), durative of *habjaną (“to lift, take up”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, present tense of *kap- (“to take, seize, catch”). Related to heave. Since there is no common Indo-European root for a transitive possessive verb have (notice that Latin habeō is not etymologically related to English have), Proto-…

## AI Etymology
Have comes from Middle English haven, from Old English habban (“to have”), from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have”), durative of *habjaną (“to lift, take up”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, present tense of *kap- (“to take, seize, catch”). Related to heave. The historical chain runs through Proto-Indo-European *kap-, Proto-Germanic *habjaną, Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, Old English habban, Middle English haven, and English have. In current use, the main senses are “To own or possess something” and “To include something as a part or feature”.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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