1. (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"
2. (verb)have, feature have as a feature "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
3. (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"
4. (verb)own, have, possess haveownership or possession of
"He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
5. (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"
6. (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"
8. (verb)hold, throw, have, make, give organize or be responsible for
"hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
9. (verb)have haveleft "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"
10. (verb)have be confronted with
"What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"
11. (verb)have, experience undergo
"The stocks had a fast run-up"
12. (verb)have suffer from; be ill with
"She has arthritis"
13. (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"
14. (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"
15. (verb)receive, have get something; come into possession of
"receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
16. (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"
17. (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"
18. (verb)give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have cause to be born "My wife had twins yesterday!"
19. (verb)take, have have sex with; archaic use
"He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
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