hæv v. & n. --v. (3rd
sing. present
has;
past and past
part. had) --v.tr. 1 hold in
possession as one's
property or at one's
disposal; be
provided with (has a
car;
had no
time to
read; has
nothing to wear). 2 hold in a
certain relationship (has a
sister; had no equals). 3
contain as a part or
quality (house has
two floors; has
green eyes). 4 a
undergo,
experience,
enjoy,
suffer (had a
good time; had a shock; has a headache). b be subjected to a specified
state (had my car
stolen;
the book has a page missing). c
cause,
instruct, or
invite (a
person or thing) to be in a
particular state or
take a particular
action (had
him dismissed; had us worried; had my
hair cut; had a
copy made; had
them to stay). 5 a
engage in (an activity) (had an
argument; had sex). b hold (a
meeting, party, etc.). 6
eat or
drink (had a beer). 7 (usu. in neg.)
accept or
tolerate;
permit to (I won't have
it; will
not have
you say such things). 8 a let (a
feeling etc.) be present (have no
doubt; has a
lot of
sympathy for me; have nothing
against them). b
show or
feel (mercy,
pity, etc.)
towards another person (have pity on him; have mercy!). c (foll. by to + infin.) show by action
that one is influenced by (a feeling, quality, etc.) (have the
goodness to leave now). 9 a
give birth to (offspring). b
conceive mentally (an
idea etc.). 10
receive,
obtain (had a
letter from him; not a
ticket to be had). 11 be burdened with or committed to (has a job to do; have my
garden to
attend to). 12 a have obtained (a qualification) (has
six O levels). b
know (a language) (has no Latin). 13 sl. a
get the better of (I had him there). b (usu. in passive)
Brit.
cheat,
deceive (you
were had). 14
coarse sl. have
sexual intercourse with. --v.aux. (with past part. or ellipt., to
form the
perfect,
pluperfect, and
future perfect tenses, and the
conditional mood) (have worked; had
seen; will have
been; had I
known, I
would have
gone; have you met her?
yes, I have). --n. 1 (usu. in pl.) colloq. a person
who has
wealth or resources. 2 sl. a
swindle. øhad
best see BEST. had better would
find it
prudent to. had
rather see RATHER. have a
care see CARE. have
done, have done with see DONE. have an
eye for, have eyes for, have an eye to see EYE. have a good
mind to see MIND. have
got to colloq. = have to. have had it colloq. 1 have missed one's
chance. 2 have passed one's prime. 3 have been killed, defeated, etc. have it 1 (foll. by that + clause) express the
view that. 2
win a
decision in a
vote etc. 3 colloq. have found the
answer etc. have it
away (or off) Brit. coarse sl. have sexual intercourse. have it
both ways see BOTH. have it in for colloq. be
hostile or ill-disposed towards. have it
out (often foll. by with) colloq.
attempt to settle a
dispute by
discussion or argument. have it one's
own way see WAY. have-not (usu. in pl.) colloq. a person
lacking wealth or resources. have nothing to do with see
DO(1). have on 1 be wearing (clothes). 2 be committed to (an engagement). 3 colloq.
tease,
play a
trick on. have out get (a
tooth etc.) extracted (had
her tonsils out). have
something (or nothing) on a person 1 know something (or nothing)
discreditable or incriminating
about a person. 2 have an (or no)
advantage or
superiority over a person. have to be obliged to, must. have to do with see DO(1). have up Brit. colloq.
bring (a person)
before a
court of
justice, interviewer, etc. [OE habban f. Gmc, prob. rel. to HEAVE]
