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verb
  1. 1
    used for forming perfect tenses
    1. a.
      used for forming the perfect tenses of verbs. The perfect tenses are used for talking about what happened or began before now or another point in time

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

      Auxiliary verbs: be, do, have... more
    2. b.
      had someone/something done something... used for saying that something would have happened if the situation had been different
  2. 2

    have

     or

    have got

     used for describing someone/something
    1. a.
      used for saying what the physical features of someone or something are

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

      To have a particular quality or thing: seem, tend, possess, wear, have, bear, rate, grow in, bristle with... more
    2. b.
      used for saying what the qualities of someone’s character are

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

      Words used to describe someone's personality: adaptive, addictive, babyish, badass, born, classy, clingy, constitutionally, flawed, flexible... more
  3. 3

    have

     or

    have got

     used for showing possession
    1. a.
      to own something

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

      To own something, or to be owned: belong to, own, possess, have, keep, hold, have in, got, sorted... more
    2. b.
      to be holding something or carrying something with you

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

      To hold something or someone: carry, hold on, hang on, grab, grasp, grip, clutch, cradle, keep hold of something, hold tight... more
  4. 4
    do or experience something
    1. a.
      to do something

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

      To do something: do, perform, conduct, make, pursue, go about, function, take, carry out... more
    2. b.
      used for saying that something happens to you or you experience something

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

      To experience something: experience, undergo, encounter, receive, endure, know, have, taste, see, be reared on something... more
  7. 7

    have

     or

    have got

     when you should or must do something
    1. a.
      if you have to do something, you must do it because it is necessary

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

      Necessary: necessary, essential, vital, basic, compulsory, indispensable, obligatory, without fail, at all costs, of necessity... more
    2. b.
      if you have something to do, you must do it

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

      Necessary: necessary, essential, vital, basic, compulsory, indispensable, obligatory, without fail, at all costs, of necessity... more
  9. 9

    have

     or

    have got

     to contain or include parts, members etc

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

    To include something or someone: include, take in, involve, incorporate, count in, embrace, span, allow for... more
  10. 10

    have

     or

    have got

     when something is available
    1. a.
      used for saying that a person, shop, hotel etc can offer you something to buy or use

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

      To sell something: sell, retail, peddle, auction, stock, launch, carry, move, push, hawk... more
    2. b.
      if you have time for something, time is available for you to do it

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of have*

      To find, or to have enough time for something: have, find, spare, squeeze in, allow, put aside, fit in, find (the) time, have time on your hands... more

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