Have - Definition

n 1: a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: rich
person, wealthy person, have]
v 1: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense;
"She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful
daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
[syn: have, have got, hold]
2: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous
chefs in France" [syn: have, feature] [ant: lack,
miss]
3: go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get
an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive
injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: experience, receive,
have, get]
4: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in
Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: own, have,
possess]
5: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or
condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in
for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn:
get, let, have]
6: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of
chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn:
consume, ingest, take in, take, have] [ant:
abstain, desist, refrain]
7: have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have
a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
8: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have,
throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: hold,
throw, have, make, give]
9: have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money
left"; "They have two more years before they retire"
10: be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a
fine mess"
11: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: have,
experience]
12: suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
13: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads
induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy
a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn:
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make]
14: receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl
who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have
this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" [syn:
accept, take, have] [ant: decline, pass up,
refuse, reject, turn down]
15: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment";
"receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn:
receive, have]
16: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a
fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after
eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He
got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: suffer,
sustain, have, get]
17: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian
team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn:
have, get, make]
18: cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: give
birth, deliver, bear, birth, have]
19: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when
she was most vulnerable" [syn: take, have]