📒 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.
📒 be made up of
- In 2018 the party had 10 000 members.
📒 to show a quality or feature
- have something The ham had a smoky flavour.
- The house has gas-fired central heating.
- The car has four-wheel drive.
📒 to show a particular quality by your actions
- Surely she didn't have the nerve to say that to him?
📒 used to show a particular relationship
- He's got three children.
- Do you have a client named Peters?
📒 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.
📒 to be in a position where you ought to do something
- We have a duty to care for the refugees.
📒 to be in a position of needing to do something
- have something I've got a lot of homework tonight.
- have something to do I must go—I have a bus to catch.
📒 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.
- (informal) I've got it! We'll call it ‘Word Magic’.
📒 to suffer from an illness or a disease
- I've got a headache.
- He found out that he had HIV just last year.
- I had a cold yesterday and I couldn't come to work.
📒 to hold somebody/something in the way mentioned
- She'd got him by the collar.
- He had his head in his hands.
📒 to place or keep something in a particular position
- Mary had her back to me.
- I soon had the fish in a net.
📒 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.
📒 to organize or hold an event
📒 to eat, drink or smoke something
- to have breakfast/lunch/dinner
- I'll have the salmon (= for example, in a restaurant).
- I had a coffee while I was waiting.
📒 to perform a particular action
- I had a swim to cool down.
- (British English) to have a wash/shower/bath
- We had a very interesting discussion about climate change.
📒 to give birth to somebody/something
- She's going to have a baby.
- Our cat has just had five kittens.
📒 to produce a particular effect
- His paintings had a strong influence on me as a student.
- The colour green has a restful effect.
📒 to receive something from somebody
- I had a letter from my brother this morning.
- Can I have a Coke, please?
📒 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?
📒 to experience the effects of somebody’s actions
- We have orders coming in from all over the world.
📒 to suffer the effects of what somebody else does to you
📒 to cause something to be done for you by somebody else
- You've had your hair cut!
- We're having our car repaired.
📒 to tell or arrange for somebody to do something for you
- have somebody do something He had the bouncers throw them out of the club.
- (informal) I'll have you know (= I'm telling you) I'm a black belt in judo.
- have somebody + adv./prep. She's always having the builders in to do something or other.
📒 to cause somebody/something to be in a particular state; to make somebody react in a particular way
- have somebody/something + adj. I want to have everything ready in good time.
- have somebody/something doing something He had his audience listening attentively.
📒 to be with somebody
- She had some friends with her.
📒 to take care of somebody/something in your home, especially for a limited period
- We're having the kids for the weekend.
📒 to entertain somebody in your home
- We had some friends to dinner last night.
📒 to allow something; to accept something without complaining
- have something I'm sick of your rudeness—I won't have it any longer!
- have somebody/something doing something We can't have people arriving late all the time.
📒 to put somebody at a disadvantage in an argument
- You've got me there. I hadn't thought of that.
📒 to have sex with somebody
- He had her in his office.
📒 to trick or cheat somebody
- be had I'm afraid you've been had.
📒 to take or accept somebody for a particular role
- Who can we have as treasurer?
📒 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.
📒 to finish something unpleasant so that it does not continue
- Let's have done with this silly argument.
📒 to be in a very bad condition; to be unable to be repaired
📒 to be extremely tired
- I've had it! I'm going to bed.
📒 to have lost all chance of surviving something
- When the truck smashed into me, I thought I'd had it.
📒 to be going to experience something unpleasant
- Dad saw you scratch the car—you've had it now!
📒 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.
📒 to claim that it is a fact that…
- Rumour has it that we'll have a new manager soon.
📒 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.
📒 to not like somebody and be unpleasant to them
📒 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.
📒 to have sex with somebody
📒 to be not nearly as good as somebody/something
📒 not willing to listen to or believe something
- I tried to persuade her to wait but she wasn't having any.
📒 other things, people, etc. of the same kind
- There's room in the cellar to store old furniture and what have you.