Definitions for had
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WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. hadverb

   Used to form the pluperfect tense, expressing a completed action in the past (+ past participle).

2. hadverb

   As past subjunctive: 'would have'.

3. Etymology: haiduz. Akin to heiðr "dignity, honor",
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Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hadthe preterite and part. pass. of have.

   I had rather be a country servant maid,
   Than a great queen with this condition,
   To be thus taunted. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   Had we not better leave this Utica,
   To arm Numidia in our cause? Joseph Addison, Cato.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. had

   HAD CCD is the name of a technology Sony implemented on some of their CCD image sensors.

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1. had

   The word "had" is the past tense of the verb "to have." It refers to the possession, ownership, or experience of something in the past. Additionally, it can also be used as an auxiliary verb in the past perfect tense to indicate an action that happened before another action in the past.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Had

   see Have

2. Had

   of Have

3. Etymology: [OE. had, hafde, hefde, AS. hfde.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Had

   pa.t. and pa.p. of have: (B.) held.—ns. Had′ding, Had′din (Scot.), a holding, residence.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. HAD

   What does HAD stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HAD acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'had' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #23

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'had' in Written Corpus Frequency: #65

Anagrams for had »

1. ADH

2. AHD

3. dah

4. DHA

How to pronounce had?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say had in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of had in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of had in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of had in a Sentence

1. Roger Federer:

   It was a tough first set for me because I had the lead so things were looking good for me, but( Sumit Nagal of India) came back and played very strong, credit to Sumit Nagal of India to really play a solid first set. I was missing a lot of balls and I was trying to cut back on the unforced errors and hopefully serve a bit better because that also let me down. It all came back just in time. At the end, I actually played good tennis, so I'm happy.

2. President Barack Obama:

   Well, in fact the American people did decide -- back in 2012 when they elected me president of the United States with sufficient electoral votes, i think (Garland) had a pretty good sense of the posture that Majority Leader McConnell took immediately after Justice Scalia's passing.

3. Burhan Wani:

   He had no individual interest . he was a real hero, our real leader . He was our role model.

4. Todd Bowles:

   Good players make good coaches, so you always want to have good players, i ’m not going to apologize for inheriting a talented team. I’ve had less success with a team. It’s different to the fact that I do n’t think I can go into this trying to be Bruce. I would fail miserably if I tried. ... I can be me.

5. Mike Riera:

   On Friday afternoon, the Los Angeles Police Department informed Brentwood School that Upper School teacher, Dr. Aimee Palmitessa, had been arrested on suspicion of inappropriate relations with a student and is expected to face charges, the LAPD did not share additional information with us, such as the nature of the inappropriate relationship or the identity of the minor student.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Had
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=had
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Had
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/had
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=had