2. (verb)have, have got, hold have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstractsense "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
3. (verb)have, feature have as a feature "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
4. (verb)experience, receive, have, get go through (mental or physical states or experiences) "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
5. (verb)own, have, possess haveownership or possession of "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
6. (verb)get, let, have 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"
7. (verb)consume, ingest, take in, take, have serve oneself to, or consume regularly "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
9. (verb)hold, throw, have, make, give organize or be responsible for "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
10. (verb)have haveleft "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"
11. (verb)have be confronted with "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"
12. (verb)have, experience undergo "The stocks had a fast run-up"
13. (verb)have suffer from; be ill with "She has arthritis"
14. (verb)induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make 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"
15. (verb)accept, take, have 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"
16. (verb)receive, have get something; come into possession of "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
17. (verb)suffer, sustain, have, get 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"
18. (verb)have, get, make achieve a point or goal "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
19. (verb)give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have cause to be born "My wife had twins yesterday!"
20. (verb)take, have have sex with; archaic use "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
1. have used with the pastparticiple to form the presentperfect and pastperfect tenses She has visited Japan.; Have you seen Kelly recently?; He hadn't expected me to be there.
2. have have to must, be obliged to The doctor said she has to eat more.; Do I have to show my passport at the border?
3. have indicates how to do sth You have to push on the lid to open it.
4. have indicates you think sth is certain The weather has to improve sooner or later.; We have to be very close now.
5. (verb)have to possess or own Do you have a car?; They've got a vacation home at the beach.
6. have to hold or be in possession of Who has the keys?
7. have indicates sb or sth's appearance or circumstances She's got brown eyes.; I have three brothers and a sister.; The company has a branch in New York.; He doesn't have a job.
11. (verb)have to take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion
12. (verb)have to be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive
13. (verb)have to understand
14. (verb)have to put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him
Sense: used with past participle of other verbs to show that an action is in the indefinite past and has been completed I've bought a new dictionary; Has he gone yet?.