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1. | [ verb ] have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense | |
Synonyms: | hold have_got | |
Examples: | : "She has $1,000 in the bank" "He has got two beautiful daughters" "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" |
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Related terms: | bear keep sustain keep wield monopolize stock carry keep keep | |
2. | [ verb ] have as a feature | |
Synonyms: | feature | |
Examples: | "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
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Related terms: | miss read carry possess bear wear unite wear sport star abound wear emit give_off carry carry brim must own | |
3. | [ verb ] of mental or physical states or experiences | |
Synonyms: | get receive undergo experience | |
Examples: | : "get an idea" "experience vertigo" "get nauseous" "undergo a strange sensation" "The chemical undergoes a sudden change" "The fluid undergoes shear" "receive injuries" "have a feeling" |
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Related terms: | take suffer respire labor horripilate experience perceive | |
4. | [ verb ] have ownership or possession of | |
Synonyms: | own possess | |
Examples: | "He owns three houses in Florida" "How many cars does she have?" |
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Related terms: | prepossess possession owner | |
5. | [ verb ] have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense | |
Synonyms: | hold need must have_got | |
Examples: | "She has $1,000 in the bank" "He has got two beautiful daughters" "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" |
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Related terms: | bear keep sustain keep wield monopolize stock keep keep carry property rich_person | |
6. | [ verb ] cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition | |
Synonyms: | get let | |
Examples: | : "He got his squad on the ball" "This let me in for a big surprise" "He got a girl into trouble" |
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Related terms: | make | |
7. | [ verb ] serve oneself to, or consume regularly | |
Synonyms: | take consume ingest take_in | |
Examples: | "Have another bowl of chicken soup!" "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
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Related terms: | abstain eat eat feed drink use smoke swallow drink sample hit take_in satiate partake cannibalize sup drug take_in consumption | |
8. | [ verb ] have a personal or business relationship with someone | |
Examples: | "have a postdoc" "have an assistant" "have a lover" |
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Related terms: | interact | |
9. | [ verb ] organize or be responsible for | |
Synonyms: | hold give make throw | |
Examples: | "hold a reception," "have, throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc. |
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Related terms: | direct | |
10. | [ verb ] have left | |
Examples: | "I have two years left" "I don't have any money left" "They have two more years before they retire" |
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Related terms: | leave | |
11. | [ verb ] be confronted with | |
Examples: | : "What do we have here?" "Now we have a fine mess" |
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12. | [ verb ] undergo | |
Synonyms: | experience | |
Examples: | "The stocks had a fast run-up" |
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Related terms: | change meet experience | |
13. | [ verb ] suffer from; be ill with | |
Examples: | "She has arthritis" |
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Related terms: | suffer suffer | |
14. | [ verb ] cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner | |
Synonyms: | make cause get induce stimulate | |
Examples: | : "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" |
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Related terms: | compel lead let persuade prompt decide encourage bring solicit suborn cause stimulation stimulation causing persuader inducement trigger | |
15. | [ verb ] receive willingly something given or offered | |
Synonyms: | accept take | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | refuse get welcome accept adopt honor honor bear adopt absorb take_in receive acceptance | |
16. | [ verb ] get something; come into possession of | |
Synonyms: | receive | |
Examples: | "receive payment" "receive a gift" "receive letters from the front" |
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Related terms: | get graduate take_in accept inherit fence accept reception accept | |
17. | [ verb ] (medicine) undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) | |
Synonyms: | suffer sustain get | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | experience break_down crack_up sick_person | |
18. | [ verb ] (sport) achieve a point or goal, as in a sport | |
Synonyms: | get make | |
Examples: | "Nicklaus had a 70" "The Brazilian team got 4 goals" "She made 29 points that day" |
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Related terms: | score make | |
19. | [ verb ] give birth (to a newborn) | |
Synonyms: | bear give_birth birthe birth deliver | |
Examples: | "My wife had twins yesterday!" |
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Related terms: | produce bear drop foal yean twin litter lamb kitten bear birth delivery conceive | |
20. | [ verb ] (sexuality) have sex with; archaic use | |
Synonyms: | take | |
Examples: | "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" |
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Related terms: | love | |
21. | [ verb ] be likely or probable | |
Synonyms: | must | |
Examples: | "They have to be kidding" |
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Related terms: | leave | |
22. | [ noun ] a person who possesses great material wealth | |
Synonyms: | wealthy_person millionaire rich_person | |
Related terms: | person man_of_means millionaire millionairess affluent fat_cat croesus billionaire plutocrat own | |
Similar spelling: |
Havey Haffey hap heave Happ Haff |