have

CEFRA1

/ˈhæv/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To own, hold, experience, or receive something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To hold, as something at someone's disposal.

Examples

  • I don't know if I have the time.

  • We have to discover his plans and act accordingly.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈheɪ̯v/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To include as a part, ingredient, or feature.

  2. To possess, own.

  3. Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.

More examples

In context

  • I have to go to sleep.

  • I have a house and a car.

  • Look what I have here—a frog I found on the street!

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Origin

verb

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 *kapyéti, an imperfective formation to the root *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-Indo-European probably lacked the have structure. Instead, the third person forms of be were used, with the possessor in dative case, compare Latin mihi est / sunt, literally to me is / are. Cognates Cognate with Scots hae (“to ha...